While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

The pope has suffered from pneumonia in both lungs and experienced a “long asthmatic respiratory crisis” over the weekend.

Pope Francis' doctors "are prudently maintaining their cautious prognosis" as the pontiff's condition of respiratory and ...

Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, was showing a 'slight improvement', the ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia, but his condition has shown a “slight improvement”, the Vatican said on Feb 24. The 88-year-old pontiff is spending ...

Pope Francis' resumes work but he is still in critical condition according to the Vatican. Fears have been growing about the pontiff’s condition after he was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14, later ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed ...

ROME — Pope Francis was resting Monday morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung ...

Pope Francis, 88, is in critical condition due to pneumonia. If he passes away, the Vatican will follow a structured ...

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The pope's health has improved slightly though he remains critically ill, the Vatican said in an evening bulletin issued on Monday evening.

The Vatican says Pope Francis is showing some improvement. He’s been in the hospital for ten days fighting a bad lung ...