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

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

Pope Francis is in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, raising concerns about the Vatican's leadership and the ...

Catholics around the world including at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Carmichael are praying for Pope Francis as he ...

Prayers continue for Pope Francis as he battles double pneumonia. According to the Vatican, the pope remains in critical ...

While the Vatican has assured that the Pope’s condition is stable, his age and history of health concerns have led to renewed ...

Some couples have taken having a Catholic wedding to the next level, deciding to marry in the very heart of the Church: the Vatican. The unconventional choice, it turns out, is not uncommon ...

Political operatives on the emergent Catholic right have sought ... s track record of antagonism toward the Vatican on political debates and internal church conflict portends future clashes ...

The Vatican was "utterly let down" by an Italian financier over the Catholic Church's botched investment in a high-end London property, a judge ruled on Friday following a trial at which a senior ...