Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia. Francis has increasingly handed off his day-to-day duties to cardinals as questions swirl about the near- and long-term ...

following the devastating report which revealed that former Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in several cases of abuse, almost a cover-up, while a bishop in Germany. The report refers to ...

It's tradition for the Pope to remain in office until his death, and Benedict XVI, who passed away in 2022, was the first to step down before he passed since Gregory XII in 1415 So, is Pope Francis ...

While Francis has praised Pope Benedict XVI's decision to step down in 2013 ... particularly given the pope's health concerns. Nuns attend a Rosary prayer for Pope Francis, in St.

ROME — The Vatican on Friday said Pope Francis’ health has continued to improve after his release from hospital. The ...

No medical bulletins will be issued. Francis was elected in 2013 on the fifth ballot following Pope Benedict XVI's historic resignation. While Francis once suggested he might follow Benedict's ...

Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he was admitted on February 14 with breathing problems. The 88-year-old ...

For that reason especially, he insisted that Pope Benedict XVI continue to be part of the ... Nelson Castro, revealed in his 2021 book “The Health of Popes,” that Francis had reached out ...

enjoying good health. Pope Francis, right, hugs Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI prior to the start of a meeting with elderly faithful in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2014. Credit ...

But the 88-year-old pope has spoken about the possibility of resignation, although his position has changed over time, especially after the death of Pope Benedict XVI. In his 2024 memoir ...