Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the former head of the Vatican’s department of cultural affairs, raised the possibility of ...

ROME | 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. However, Ravasi noted in an ...

Pope Francis’ overall clinical condition is “improving slightly” and his heart is working well as he battles pneumonia, the ...

I do not like to speak about the health of the pope. It’s important to be discreet, not to run after rumors and fake news,” ...

In an update, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed that Francis has no fever and that his health indicators remain stable ...

Despite his illness, Pope Francis' "great desire is to at least complete the Jubilee, the holy year dedicated to hope that he ...

ROME -- Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old ...

The former Vatican Minister of Culture, Gianfranco Ravasi, said: 'There is no doubt that the Pope could decide to resign if he found himself in a situation in which his ability to have direct ...

But the train continues being on the move," Omella said. Another cardinal, Gianfranco Ravasi, had commented earlier in the day on the possibility of resignation when asked if Francis might decide ...

Pontiff may step down if pneumonia stops him from having ‘direct contact’ with world’s Catholics, says former Vatican official Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the former head of the Vatican’s ...