Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...
Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...
Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he ...
As Pope Francis remains hospitalized, speculation intensifies over who could be the next leader of the Catholic Church ...
Pope Francis remains in “critical but stationary” condition, according to the medical report released by the Vatican this ...
Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.
Pope Francis on Monday received a visit of Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the Substitute of the ...