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

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

Pope Francis "rested well" during his 11th night in hospital in Rome, the Holy See said on Tuesday. Despite a slightly ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis’ condition showed “further slight improvement” in the previous 24 hours, the Vatican said in its evening medical bulletin Feb. 26.

Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...

Pope Francis revealed during a 2022 interview that he signed a letter of resignation to be used in case of health issues ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized with a severe lung infection, but while clear procedures exist for the resignation or death ...

Health professionals, patients, family members and members of the board of the foundation that oversees Rome’s Gemelli ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the ...

Despite his hospital stay, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church. But what if his health continues to decline ...

U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his idea of emptying Gaza of more than 2 million Palestinians so it could become a ...