On Friday, the pope appeared bloated and pale during the handful of audiences he held before going to the hospital.

Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday to treat a weeklong bout of bronchitis and undergo some necessary diagnostic tests, the ...

Francis was diagnosed with bronchitis last Thursday, but had continued to hold daily audiences in his Vatican hotel suite.

I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David; and for drink I desire His blood, which is love incorruptible." St. Ignatius of Antioch, "Epistle to ...