As prayers continue for the health of Pope Francis as he battles double pneumonia and now “mild kidney failure,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan was candid about his assessment of the pontiff. “As our Holy Father Pope Francis is in very, very fragile health, and probably close to death,” he says. NBC’s Ann Thompson reports for TODAY from the Vatican and NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar joins with analysis. NBC News Health
As prayers continue for the health of Pope Francis as he battles double pneumonia and now “mild kidney failure,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan was candid about his assessment of the pontiff. “As our Holy Father Pope Francis is in very, very fragile health, and probably close to death,” he says. NBC’s Ann Thompson reports for TODAY from the Vatican and NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar joins with analysis.