ROME (AP) — Pope had a bronchial spasm that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive ventilation, Vatican says.

28, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)(Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP) ROME — Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive ...

The episode, which doctors described as an "isolated crisis of bronchial spasm" was a coughing fit in which Francis inhaled vomit. The longer respiratory crisis Francis suffered on Feb.