When a pope dies, after the camerlengo certifies the passing, the pope's ring is removed and destroyed to mark the end of his ...

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?

While Pope Francis he is said to be improving, ITV News reporter Ellie Pitt writes: 'Whispers of a potential resignation have ...

Pope Francis began a second week in hospital on Saturday, alert but still "not out of danger", as top cardinals sought to ...

In the Diocese of Rome, Cardinal Baldassare Reina urged parishes to hold an hour of silent adoration before Mass. In Pope ...

As Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, remains hospitalised with double pneumonia, discussions about his ...

His doctors said “the pope is fine” and “working,” though they cautioned that he remains in significant danger as he fights a ...

Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is not out of danger and will have to stay at least another week, his doctors said ...

Pope Francis' overall clinical condition is "improving slightly" and his heart is working well as he battles pneumonia, the ...

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

Doctors provided an update on Pope Francis' health, saying the 88-year-old is not yet out of danger despite showing ...