Pope will not lead Angelus prayer for second Sunday as he begins second week in hospital, Vatican says
Is the pope out of danger? No. Both doors are open. Is he at risk of immediate death? No. The therapy needs time to work,” ...
Pope Francis will not lead Sunday prayers for a second week running, Vatican says
Pope Francis, who is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, will not appear in public on Sunday to lead his usual ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pope marks a week in hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question is asked: Might he resign?
Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as the 88-year ...
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 ...