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The pope "rested well" and woke shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, his 20th day in the hospital, the Vatican said.

Francis remained in stable condition, with a guarded prognosis, meaning he was not out of danger, the Vatican said.

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The 88-year-old, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, experienced two acute respiratory crises on Monday.

The Vatican said doctors had to put him on noninvasive mechanical ventilation following a coughing fit in which he inhaled ...

Pope Francis remained in stable condition a day after respiratory crisis, and spent long periods of the day off the noninvasive ventilation he needed to recover with less intensive high-flow supplemen ...

The pope suffered an "isolated attack of bronchospasm" which caused vomiting with inhalation, the Vatican said on Friday.

The Vatican says Pope Francis suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation.