(Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) While he is too old to vote himself, insiders suggest that the Pope could still influence the behind-the-scenes lobbying that takes place during the confidential ...

Pope Francis passed another peaceful night in hospital, "got up and had breakfast in his armchair", the Vatican said Thursday, the day after reporting a slight improvement in his condition.

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis’s blood tests show a “slight improvement” as he receives hospital treatment for pneumonia, the Vatican said Wednesday, while Italy’s prime minister ...

With Pope Francis in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, the world is on high alert for an extraordinary news event: The death of a pontiff. Francis, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory ...

Pope Francis told his close aides that he may not survive pneumonia as his condition remains “complex”. The 88-year-old, who was rushed to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday, has developed ...

Pope Francis is alert and cheerful as he battles double pneumonia in hospital, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday after paying a visit to the ailing leader of the 1.4-billion ...

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis for 20 minutes in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was “alert and responsive” and full of good humor, despite his ...

Pope Francis remained hospitalized with double pneumonia as of Wednesday. Following the death or resignation of a pope, the Catholic Church elects a new pope through an election by cardinals who ...

Pope Francis "joked around" with Giorgia Meloni after spending a "tranquil" fifth night in hospital, where he is undergoing treatment for pneumonia, Italy's prime minister has said. After ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis slept well ... South Korea. ”It was too good of a chance to pass up so we came anyway so that we can be in the Vatican in our traditional costumes.” ...

The Pope's funeral is allegedly being rehearsed after the 88-year-old warned he may not survive pneumonia. The Swiss Guard protecting the Pope, 88, is rehearsing his funeral, with members under ...