Francis, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection in his youth and has been plagued by ailing health recently, last ...

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

As speculation about Pope Francis' health rises, the Vatican begins preparations for a potential papal funeral, following ...

Pope Francis has been diagnosed with double pneumonia after being hospitalised last week. The Vatican said the 88-year-old's ...

Pope Francis passed another peaceful night in hospital, "got up and had breakfast in his armchair", the Vatican said Thursday ...

The 88-year-old pontiff spent his seventh day in hospital being treated for double pneumonia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

World: The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital last Friday with bronchitis, but it later developed into ...

In a morning update Thursday, the Vatican said he had spent a peaceful night in hospital, "got up and had breakfast in his armchair".

What is a Conclave? Process to select a Pope explained as Francis undergoes hospital treatment - The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the las ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis for 20 minutes in the hospital Wednesday and reported he was "alert and ...