As Pope Francis, the oldest pope in over a century, continues to decline in health, speculation is percolating as to who will ...

Serious questions about the line of succession have risen after the health of Pope Francis has continued to decline and ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Friday for a respiratory infection and will remain for as long as necessary to complete treatment, the Vatican said on Monday. Jorge Mario ...

Rome — Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection is presenting a "complex clinical picture" that will require further hospitalization, the Vatican said Monday as concern grew about the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis for 20 minutes in the hospital Wednesday and reported he ...

Pope Francis is still in the hospital fighting off an infection and 'complex clinical' condition as many are left wondering who might be next in line for the pontiff seat. The 88-year-old ...

Rome — The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis had spent a peaceful night in a Rome hospital — his fifth after being admitted with a bout of bronchitis that has developed into pneumonia ...

Pope Francis, 88, was hospitalized Feb. 14 for a respiratory infection and diagnosed with double pneumonia. The pope has a history of respiratory problems, having part of his lung removed in 1957 ...

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more ...