The 88-year-old pope responded well, and remained conscious and alert at all times, the Vatican said in its late update.

T hough many people experience muscle twitching, it's often incorrectly identified as a muscle spasm. While both are involuntary contractions of a muscle, muscle spasms and muscle ...

Pope Francis experienced a serious health scare with a bronchial spasm after inhaling vomit, complicating his recovery from ...

The episode, which doctors described as an “isolated crisis of bronchial spasm” began as a coughing fit in which Francis ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was resting Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double pneumonia: ...

Pope Francis had coffee and was reading newspapers Saturday after an alarming setback in his two-week recovery from double ...

Over the past few days, the 88-year-old pope was seeing signs of his health improving as he battles double pneumonia.

Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital for two weeks, had an ”isolated breathing crisis” on Friday and received ...

Pope Francis faced a health setback on Friday after a bronchial spasm caused him to inhale vomit, requiring non-invasive ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive ...