The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...

As Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome - still in charge of the Vatican and the worldwide ...

Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, is still in a critical condition but is stable and working ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...

By bno - Jakarta bureau Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has conveyed his nation’s concern for Pope Francis' condition and ...

For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 ...

What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis' age and prolonged illness have raised questions ...

Pope Francis continues to be in a serious but stable condition as he concludes his 12th day in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, the ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...