Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.

Since being elected 12 years ago, Francis's critics have portrayed him as a 'woke Pope' for his relatively progressive ...

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

Catholic leader has packed the College of Cardinals – responsible for the papal vote after his death – with men in his own ...

Even while battling serious health complications, Pope Francis remains active, conducting official duties from his hospital ...

“The church in your lands ... sign of the Vatican’s current attention to these Catholic communities in Northern Europe, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State, visited ...

Pope Francis is on the mend, showing a slight improvement in his health, which has allowed him to welcome a visit from ...

Pope Francis was well enough Tuesday to meet with his No. 2 to approve new decrees for possible saints, even while still hospitalized in critical but stable condition for double pneumonia and ...

Being in the hospital is "a strong sign of the pope's humanity," Cardinal Lojudice said. He is the vicar of Christ, but he is ...

POPE Francis’ “clinical condition remains critical, but stable” and the “prognosis remains guarded,” the Holy See’s evening ...

ROME — (TNS) Pope Francis "rested well" during his 11th night in hospital in Rome, the Holy See said on Tuesday. Despite a slightly improved condition, the 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church ...