While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

More clinical tests were being performed on the 88-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man.

Pope Francis spent his tenth day in hospital Sunday as Catholics around the world prayed for his recovery, the day after the ...

Pope Francis spent his tenth day in hospital Sunday as Catholics around the world prayed for his recovery, the day after the ...

Under Catholic canon law, the pope holds several key titles, including the successor of the Apostle Peter, the head of the ...

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

While Pope Francis remains hospitalized with respiratory issues, the pontiff returned to social media Sunday to thank the ...

People pray for Pope Francis outside Gemelli hospital in Rome, the day after the Vatican warned the 88-year-old's condition ...

Francis, 88, has been hospitalized since Feb. 14. He is battling a respiratory infection and pneumonia in both lungs.

Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday."The night passed peacefully. The Pope rested," the ...

There’s no sign that Pope Francis is considering resigning one week after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia and a ...