Pope Francis is dealing with health issues

Pope Francis has had to scale down his involvement in services due to poor health in recent months. The pontiff is facing a packed schedule over Easter over the next week. Pope Francis faces strenuous week amid health issues after a series of poor health issues in recent weeks.

Pope Francis issues rare health update. Pope says option of retiring is only a "distant hypothesis" Pope says his health is good enough to carry on and that retiring is "a distant hypothesis" The Pope has said he is "good enough" to continue his career.

Pope Francis was briefly hospitalized in Rome after combating flu symptoms for several days. The Vatican has not explained the visit. Pope Francis has been battling flu symptoms since the weekend. The Pope has not said why he was hospitalized or why he had to be treated for the illness.