Vatican City Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Francis remains in critical condition

Pope Francis' condition improves, but speculation remains. Who could be the next pope?

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

Vatican says Pope Francis remains critical but stable as he works from hospital

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he works from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, the Vatican said.

Hosted on MSN · 5h

Pope Francis partially resumes duties despite critical condition, Vatican confirms

Pope Francis met with the Vatican Secretary of State to approve new decrees for sainthood and schedule a formal meeting to set the dates for their canonization.

Why did Pope Benedict XVI become first pontiff in 600 years to resign?

Pope Benedict XVI ’s resignation in 2013 marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church, making him the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to step down (the last was Gregory XII in 1415).

America Magazine18h

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis wrote resignation letter in case of impairment

Canon law states that a pope can resign, but it stipulates that the papal resignation must be “made freely and properly ...

CBS News3d

Pope Francis is in critical condition after respiratory crisis but "continues to be alert," the Vatican says

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican ... after Pope Benedict XVI "opened the ...

Religion News Service11h

Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results