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

The 88-year-old pontiff, who was admitted to the hospital last week, is being closely monitored by doctors as he undergoes ...

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

If you really want him to rest, you have to hospitalize him,” quipped Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, the archbishop of Marseille ...

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 ...

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

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,” ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...