Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the Vatican is whether his successor Pope Francis might do the same. “I think the only circumstances under which ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued his slow recovery from double pneumonia on Thursday, beating back speculation of an imminent death, resignation or conclave and signalling that he was still ...

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 ...

Pope Francis still dey critical condition, na wetin Vatican tok as dem give update on im health, dem say im get respiratory and kidney problems. Around di world, prayers and services bin take ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Prayers are pouring in from all over the world for Pope Francis who remains in critical condition, according to the Vatican. On Sunday, the Vatican said while the 88 ...

But Francis, who had part of a lung removed when he was a young man, is still receiving oxygen through a tube in his nostrils in the papal suite at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. In a message ...

ROME — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old Francis ...

It comes after it cancelled Pope Francis's weekend engagements. In a statement, the Vatican said: "Laboratory tests, chest X-rays and the clinical conditions of the Holy Father continue to present ...

MANILA, Philippines — Caceres Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon has asked the Catholic faithful to pray for 88-year-old Pope Francis, who has been confined in a hospital due to a polymicrobial ...

Pope Francis, 88, was hospitalized Feb. 14 for a respiratory infection and diagnosed with double pneumonia. The pope has a history of respiratory problems, having part of his lung removed in 1957 ...