The latest example is the reports on the health of Pope Francis.
February 5, 2025
Pope Francis says he is suffering ‘strong cold’ during weekly audience
February 6, 2025
Pope Francis has bronchitis but will keep his schedule, Vatican says
February 12, 2025
Pope Francis, 88, tells weekly audience he still has bronchitis
February 14, 2025
Pope Francis, in hospital, has ‘slight fever’ but is stable, Vatican says
February 17, 2025
Pope Francis remains in hospital as doctors treat ‘complex’ infection
February 19, 2025
Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says
February 20, 2025
Pope Francis ‘slightly improving,’ Vatican says, in latest positive update
February 21, 2025
Pope Francis not out of danger, but expected to live, medical team says
February 21, 2025
Pope Francis not yet cured, but not in danger of death, doctor treating him says
February 22, 2025
Pope Francis’s condition has worsened, Vatican says
February 23, 2025
Pope Francis remains in critical condition, Vatican says
February 24, 2025
Pope Francis remains critically ill but alert; cardinals speculate
February 24, 2025
Pope Francis remains critical and has ‘slight’ kidney issue, Vatican says
It is difficult to tell from the reporting, but it seems that Pope Francis may have a serious kidney problem. This is indicated by photos of him with a bloated face, as people retain more water when the kidney’s decrease in their effectiveness at removing fluid from the blood. He may have had bronchitis, but that was perhaps the least of his medical problems. And if a patient is in critical condition, doctors would not pair that statement with the assertion of a slight kidney issue. Either the kidney issue is slight and is therefore not relevant, or it is a serious kidney problem.
This type of highly inaccurate or false reporting of the Pope’s health is unfair to the Church, which he leads. The faithful need to know if the Pope has a serious health problem.
As many have already observed, it is likely that Pope Francis will pass away soon.
When will the Conclave begin?
Universi Dominici Gregis: “37. I furthermore decree that, from the moment when the Apostolic See is lawfully vacant, the Cardinal electors who are present must wait fifteen full days for those who are absent; the College of Cardinals is also granted the faculty to defer, for serious reasons, the beginning of the election for a few days more. But when a maximum of twenty days have elapsed from the beginning of the vacancy of the See, all the Cardinal electors present are obliged to proceed to the election.”
Ronald L Conte Jr
the reproach of Christ 
It probably doesn’t help that the Vatican issues statements such as “The pope passed……………another peaceful night in hospital”
Why can’t they just phrase things like normal people and just say “the pope slept well last night”?
I think the swollen face is due to the many corticosteroids he has received.
He has mild renal failure, polymicrobial respiratory tract infection arising in a context of bronchiectasis and asthmatic bronchitis. After a CT scan of the chest showed that he suffered from “bilateral pneumonia.” Then they say that he had a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, and received high-flow oxygen, he also had blood transfusions due to anemia. Let’s not forget that the Pope has one and a half lungs.