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 ...
Pope Francis makes ‘slight improvement,’ got up to eat breakfast as he battles pneumonia
The 88-year-old pontiff slept well overnight and had breakfast sitting in an armchair, a Vatican spokesman said in the latest ...
How the power of the Pope influences policy
As Pope Francis recovers from pneumonia, concerns over his health have many wondering what that means for the future of ...
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 ...
Pope’s condition not immediately life-threatening, doctor says, as pneumonia treatment continues
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,” Sergio Alfieri, a surgeon who has operated on the pope in the past, said ...