Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition, suffered asthmatic crisis
The Vatican said Pope Francis was in critical condition in February 2025, a week after he was hospitalized with a complex lung infection, after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, and he received blood transfusions.
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