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

Pope Francis had a restful night Saturday, the Vatican said Sunday morning, after the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic ...

Pope Francis purportedly shared a written message from his hospital bed while remaining in critical condition and continuing ...

Pope Francis was on the minds of everyone who came to mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Hollywood Sunday ...

A first-person written message from Pope Francis was shared Sunday as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church continues his ...

Pope Francis was declared in critical condition Saturday and underwent a blood transfusion as his health deteriorated, the ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described ...

As Pope Francis undergoes treatment for double pneumonia, many are looking ahead to the process of selecting his successor ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, had a restful night after receiving oxygen and a ...

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