When each pope takes on the role of religious leader of the Catholic church, they adopt a brand new name, and it's usually ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ condition isn’t life-threatening, but he’s not out of danger, his medical team said Friday as the ...

Resignation ‘possible’ as Pope marks one week in hospital with pneumonia - Some cardinals have answered the question — will ...

If you really want him to rest, you have to hospitalize him,” quipped one cardinal about the notoriously active pope.

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical ...

Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?

Vatican reports Pope Francis showing improvement after week-long hospitalization for pneumonia and respiratory infection.

The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both ...

Pope Francis is showing improvement, is alert and doing some work, the Vatican said on Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff ...