With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis decided to extend the ...

The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory ...

Pope Francis has thrown a wrench in some of the speculation about a future conclave. He's decided to extend the term of the ...

Pope Francis stumbles as his walking stick snaps at Vatican audience - The pope tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium ...

Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick ...

Richard Williamson, an ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope ...

Speculation about Francis' health is a constant in Vatican circles, especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013. Benedict's aides have ...

Pope Francis has fallen and and hurt his right arm, the Vatican say, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File) Pope Francis ...

Despite ongoing health issues and frequent wheelchair ... particularly since Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented departure from papal duties in 2013, breaking six centuries of tradition.

In his recently published autobiography, Pope Francis reassures that his health conditions remain under control and emphasized that he has no intention of stepping down, unlike his predecessor, ...