VATICAN CITY — There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the ...

The Pope's condition remains complex and his prognosis is unclear, Vatican sources have said – but he did have a morning coffee. In an update on Saturday evening, Vatican sources said the 88 ...

Pope Francis suffered no further respiratory crises on Friday night after an alarming setback in his recovery from double pneumonia in a Rome hospital, the Vatican says. The pope's prognosis ...

When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the ...

On a recent weekend in this once deeply Catholic city, many expressed worry about Pope Francis, but there was also an air of ambivalence. By Billy Witz Reporting from Pittsburgh Congregants ...

Pope Francis showed improvement again Thursday, Vatican says Prognosis for Francis, 88, remains 'guarded' Pope in hospital since February 14 VATICAN CITY, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Pope Francis' health ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors said Wednesday his prognosis is still guarded. Pope receives hundreds of well-wishes on ...

If a pope is incapacitated but still alive, there is no formal rule to replace him. Pope Francis remains in critical condition as he continues to battle double pneumonia and a lung infection ...

ROME — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --Pope Francis' doctors on Monday "are prudently maintaining their cautious prognosis" as the pontiff's condition "despite its severity has shown a slight improvement" in respiratory ...

Pope Francis remains in a “critical” condition with kidney and lung issues, the BBC reports ― though the Vatican have not given a prognosis due to the “complexity of the clinical picture ...