Pope Francis, 88, is in critical condition with severe pneumonia, requiring high-flow oxygen and blood transfusions. Here's ...

When a pope dies, after the camerlengo certifies the passing, the pope's ring is removed and destroyed to mark the end of his ...

After casting their votes, the ballots are methodically opened by three appointed "scrutineers," who tally the names and ...

New rules on what happens upon the death of a pope were determined in a Vatican document in 1996. The February 1996 document ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition after suffering a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis on Saturday, the Vatican ...

Catholics around the world are praying for Pope Francis' good health as the Vatican has reported the pontiff's is in a ...

A group of children from a primary school pray for Pope Francis in front of the statue Pope John Paul II outside Agostino ... of the pontiff’s bespoke Ring of the Fisherman and crush it with ...

(AP video by Silvia Stellacci: Produced by Trisha Thomas) Nuns sit next to a statue of Pope John Paul II in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, where Pope Francis ...

Francis, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection in his youth and has been plagued by ailing health recently, last ...

Nuns sit next to a statue of Pope John Paul II in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, where Pope Francis has been hospitalized to undergo some necessary ...

Pope Francis is currently receiving care at Gemelli ... The camerlengo is then expected to take possession of the pontiff's bespoke Ring of the Fisherman and crush it with a silver hammer.