“I find him very lively,’’ Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the pope at his apartment in the Santa Marta Domus on Wednesday, three days after his release from Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

“I find him very lively,’’ Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the pope at his apartment in the Santa Marta Domus on Wednesday, three days after his release from Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said the 88-year-old pontiff and people close to him alike understood “that he might not survive the night,’’ after the bronchospasm attack during which the pope inhaled ...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said the 88-year-old pontiff and people close to him alike understood “that he might not survive the night,’’ after the bronchospasm attack.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri coordinated Francis’ five-week hospital treatment for double pneumonia and continued to oversee the pope’s treatment after the pontiff returned to the Vatican on March 23 ...

Pope Francis has made a "truly surprising improvement" since returning to the Vatican for recovery after a severe double-pneumonia episode, according to Dr. Sergio Alfieri, who oversaw the Pope's ...

Professor and surgeon Sergio Alfieri, right, second from left, who headed the team who treated Pope Francis during his hospitalisation, walks in a hospital ward before an interview with the ...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said the 88-year-old pontiff and people close to him alike understood “that he might not survive the night,’’ after the bronchospasm attack.

“I find him very lively,’’ Dr. Sergio Alfieri said, after visiting the pope at his apartment in the Santa Marta Domus on Wednesday, three days after his release from Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

Nation World Pope Francis' doctors considered stopping treatment to 'let him go' after serious breathing crisis Dr. Sergio Alfieri said the 88-year-old pontiff and people close to him alike understood ...