Pope Francis hints he may step down as the head of the Roman Catholic church one day

Francis, 78, has said before that he would be ready to resign instead of ruling for life if he felt he could not continue running the 1.2billion-member Church for health or other reasons.

'Let's be clear. The only one who cannot be substituted in the Church is the Holy Spirit,' the Argentinian-born pontiff told 30,000 people at a rally of Christians at the Vatican today.

He added: 'There should be a time limit to positions [in the Church], which in reality are positions of service.'

Making clear his comments were not confined to the clergy, Francis added: 'It is convenient that all [positions] in the Church should have a time limit. 

'There are no leaders for life in the Church. This occurs in some countries where a dictatorship exists.'

In February 2013, Francis's predecessor Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff to resign in 600 years.

In an interview with Mexican television last March, Francis said what Benedict did 'should not be considered an exception, but an institution'.

But in the same interview he said he did not like the idea of an automatic retirement age for popes, for example at 80.

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Ebola case: Man tested for Ebola in Liverpool hospital

A man recently working in Africa is being treated for the deadly Ebola virus in a UK hospital.

The patient was taken to the Royal Liverpool Hospital for tests after concerns were raised over his health.

The man, described as having a history of travel to Western Africa, became unwell in North Wales and was rushed to Merseyside in an ambulance.

The hospital is one of four in the UK placed on standby last year in case the disease reaches Britain.

Public Health England said the man was being screened for a variety of different diseases, including Ebola, adding the chance of him having the virus that went epidemic in December 2013 was 'very unlikely'.

Dr Deborah Turbitt, Ebola national incident director at Public Health England, said: "A patient is currently undergoing a series of tests - one of which is for Ebola.

"Ebola is considered very unlikely but testing will take place as a precaution, as is our usual practice in these circumstances."

Between August and last month, 240 people suspected of having Ebloa were treated in the UK.
The risk remains 'very low', say experts. 

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Kim Kardashian denies using Botox while Pregnant

Kim Kardashian denied recent reports claiming she used botox and fillers while pregnant. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star set the record straight on the matter and opened up about her "changing pregnant" face in an Instagram post on Friday, July 3.

"No I don't do fillers or botox when pregnant like some tabloids are reporting," the expecting reality star wrote alongside a snap of herself. "You would have to be really sick to endanger your child like that!"

Kim revealed that she had had some changes on her face since getting pregnant. "Anyone who has been pregnant or gained weight knows your face totally changes! My nose gets bigger, cheeks fuller & my lips swell up," so she wrote. "The challenge is trying to adjust the make up to make me feel normal."

At the end of the post, Kim announced that she would share her secret makeup tricks to deal with the changes on her KimKardashianWest website. "Can't wait to show u this contouring make up tutorial for my changing pregnant face!" she added. The website is still in progress and is set to launch this summer.

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