Coverage dated February 20, 2025

Pope’s condition not immediately life-threatening, doctor says, as pneumonia treatment continues

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By Antonia Mortensen, Christopher Lamb and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis is not at risk of “immediate death” while his treatment takes effect, according to a doctor from Gemelli hospital in Rome. “Is the pope out of danger? No. Both doors are open.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Pope’s condition not immediately life-threatening, doctor says, as pneumonia treatment continues (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Antonia Mortensen, Christopher Lamb and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis is not at risk of “immediate death” while his treatment takes effect, according to a doctor from Gemelli hospital in Rome. “Is the pope out of danger? No. Both doors are open.

  2. NBC News

    Pope not out of health danger, but not 'in danger of death,' doctor says (opens NBC News)

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    After a week in hospital with severe respiratory issues, Pope Francis, 88, has shown some improvement but is not out danger, Sergio Alfieri, one of his doctors said in a press conference Friday.

  3. ABC 7 Chicago

    Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team says (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    Pope Francis' doctor says the pontiff isn't out of danger, but that his condition is not life-threatening.

  4. WHDH Boston

    Pope Francis’ doctor says pontiff isn’t out of danger but that his condition isn’t life-threatening - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ condition isn’t life-threatening, but he’s not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his

  5. The Guardian

    Pope Francis ‘not yet out of danger’ and to stay at least another week in hospital (opens The Guardian)

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    ‘The chronic illness remains’ but the pontiff, 88, is stable and ‘in good humour’, one of his doctors says

  6. CBS News

    Pope Francis not out of danger, will stay in hospital at least another week, doctors say (opens CBS News)

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    Pope Francis' personal physician said the pontiff was responding to drug therapy that was strengthened after he was diagnosed with pneumonia.

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Pope Francis isn't out of danger but condition isn't life-threatening, doctors say (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    The pope is receiving occasional supplements of oxygen when he needs it and is responding to the strengthened drug therapy he is receiving, they said.

  8. WMUR

    Pope Francis health update: He is not out of danger, doctor says (opens WMUR)

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    A doctor for Pope Francis said he isn't out of danger, but his current condition is not life-threatening. The doctor spoke moments ago outside the hospital in Rome, where the 88-year-old pontiff has been since last Friday. He has pneumonia in both lungs.

  9. Fox News

    Pope Francis is 'fine,' condition not life-threatening, doctors say (opens Fox News)

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    Pope Francis' medical team said he is "fine" Friday and his condition is non-life threatening as he recovers at a hospital in Rome, Italy.

  10. New York Post

    Pope Francis’ condition isn’t life-threatening but ‘not out of danger’ (opens New York Post)

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    Pope Francis’ respiratory infection isn’t life-threatening, but he’s not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as he battles pneumonia in both lungs along with a bacterial, viral and fungal infection.

  11. New York Times

    Pope Francis Is in a ‘Good Mood’ but ‘Not Out of Danger,’ His Doctors Say (opens New York Times)

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    As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately life-threatening.

  12. Al Jazeera

    Pope Francis’s condition not life threatening, medical team says (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The pontiff is responding to drug therapy and sepsis has not been detected, doctors say.

  13. America Magazine

    Pope Francis’ doctors give first press conference since hospitalization: ‘Not out of danger yet’ (opens America Magazine)

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    Is the pope out of danger? No. Is he in danger of death right now? Also no.

  14. Aleteia

    Pope not 'in danger of death' but 'not out of danger' (opens Aleteia)

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    At the first press conference held by the Pope's medical team since his Feb. 14 admission to the hospital, the doctors admit that it's tricky to get the right medicine combination.

  15. PBS NewsHour

    Medical team says Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of chronic bronchitis. Francis’ doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope's condition.

  16. Al Jazeera

    Pope Francis ‘not out of danger’ as doctors keep him hospitalised (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Doctors for Pope Francis say he is improving but “not out of danger.”

  17. WSVN Miami

    Pope Francis isn’t out of danger but his condition isn’t life-threatening, medical team says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ complex respiratory infection isn’t life-threatening, but he’s not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff

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