In moments of significant health challenges, even the most revered figures may confront their fragility. This is true for Pope Francis, who has emphasized the theme of fragility in recent messages ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The Roman Catholic world has been gripped by uncertainty as Pope Francis ... When John Paul II died in 2005, his ...

Discussions of succession scenarios have been accelerated by the pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia and warnings that he ...

ROME — Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday ... “Everything is possible,” said Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, the archbishop of Marseille, France, when asked Thursday.

Another high-ranking prelate, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, said "everything is possible" when asked about a possible retirement. Francis' predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, resigned in 2013 after ...

Outside the Gemelli Hospital in Rome stands a large statue of one of its most famous patients, Pope John Paul II. Made of white Carrara marble, it depicts the pontiff in his later years ...

Another high-ranking clergyman, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline ... and John Paul II. People worldwide are anxiously following the situation, hoping for the pope's speedy recovery.

Pope Francis has approved a new three-year reform ... At 30 days, it is his longest hospitalization, although is still behind John Paul II’s 55 days at the Gemelli.