Italian cardinal, a former high Vatican official, says ailing Pope Francis could resign
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the former head of the Vatican’s department of cultural affairs, raised the possibility of ...
88-Year-Old Pope Francis Has Pneumonia in Both Lungs but Is in Good Spirits, Says Vatican
The 88-year-old pontiff is in good spirits and is grateful for the prayers for his recovery, the Vatican said.
Pope not out of health danger, but not 'in danger of death,' doctor says
Sergio Alfieri, one of the doctors for Pope Francis, said he is a “fragile” patient given his advanced age and chronic health ...
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Pope's chronic lung condition plus infection are serious, doctor says
The biggest risk he faces is sepsis, that is, if the infection that is currently localized only in his lungs passes into his ...
Pope Francis isn’t out of danger but his condition isn’t life-threatening, medical team says
Pope Francis’ medical team says the pontiff's condition isn’t life-threatening. But they said Friday that Francis isn't out ...
Pope marks 1 week in hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question gets asked: Might he resign?
Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14 after a case of bronchitis worsened; doctors later diagnosed a ...
Texas Catholic immigration debate intensifies as Pope Francis remains hospitalized
The pope's health complications are only adding to rising tensions within the community as clergy and politicians debate ...
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next – even before ‘Conclave’
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...