But for a very small minority, their early careers were much less orthodox. While most of the pontiffs that have previously been elected as pope had already served as cardinals, their journey to ...

Pope Francis shows signs of recovery from double pneumonia after a month in hospital, with doctors upgrading his prognosis ...

Everyone is still waiting for news on the health of Pope Francis, who recently suffered a series of respiratory crises. The pontiff has been in Rome's Gemelli Hospital for three we ...

So how does God judge popes? It cannot be an easy examination, for Christ tells us that much will be demanded from those to ...

Pope Francis, 88, has been in hospital in Rome since February 14 and on Monday suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure". Here is what we know about the health of the Argentine pontiff ...