ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ condition isn’t life-threatening, but he’s not out of danger, his medical team said Friday as the ...

Francis has said he would consider it, after Pope Benedict XVI “opened the door” to popes retiring, but has shown no signs of stepping down and in fact has asserted recently that the job of pope is ...

But Francis was also echoing St. Peter’s own recognition of his sinfulness, as he responded to Jesus when he first called him ...

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical ...

ROME, February 21. /TASS/. Pope Francis may resign like his predecessor Benedict XVI if he is unable to cope with his duties for health reasons, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi said.

Pope Francis is showing improvement, is alert and doing some work, the Vatican said on Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff ...

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

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

Pope Francis' recent bout with pneumonia, which landed him in the hospital for the fourth time, fueled speculation in Rome.

Pope Francis has received get-well notes featuring heartwarming drawings from children in the hospital where he is staying.