The Pope has the “fervent and heartfelt” prayers of Catholics in England and Wales, the Archbishop of Westminster said on ...

Gianfranco Ravasi, an Italian cardinal and former head of the Vatican’s department of cultural affairs, says Pope Francis could consider resigning if his current health deteriorates.

Pope Francis, 88, has been hospitalized with severe bronchitis, raising concerns about his ability to continue leading the ...

If you really want him to rest, you have to hospitalize him,” quipped one cardinal about the notoriously active pope.

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.

Pope Francis could consider resigning if his health deteriorates, Italian Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi said in a radio ...

Regarding speculation that Francis could follow the example of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, Aveline said: “Everything is ...

As Pope Francis continues to recover at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Catholics in the pope's Diocese of Rome and around the world ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

A slash in funding by the National Institutes of Health will jeopardize the future of scientific discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other research universities.