Pope Francis was admitted to hospital last week and Catholic figures are discussing the possibility of him stepping down as ...

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

Pope Francis was admitted to hospital last week and Catholic figures are discussing the possibility of him stepping down as ...

The Vatican late Thursday reported a “slight improvement” in his overall clinical condition, with his heart working well.

Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14 after a case of bronchitis worsened; doctors later diagnosed a ...

Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal conclave, in which the College of Cardinals come together to elect the ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

Francis, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection in his youth and has been plagued by ailing health recently, last ...

Francis is an 88-year-old man who has had a serious problem but who is now undergoing treatment. It’s not a simple treatment ...

The pontiff had breakfast in an armchair before working with aides, according to officials, as a cardinal said "everything is ...

The process of electing a new pope follows rules and rituals that have been followed, and sometimes tweaked, since the 13th ...

The pontiff looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event ...