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

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for more than a week and was given oxygen and a blood transfusion on Saturday.

Pope Francis, who is currently in hospital with pneumonia, spent a quiet night after having suffered an asthma attack, the ...

The terse update comes as Pope Francis remains in critical condition following a respiratory crisis on Saturday that required ...

Who leads the Catholic Church when the Pope is sick? - Nothing has changed in his status, role or power since Francis was ...

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high ...

The Holy See reported that Pope Francis' condition is critical after he suffered a prolonged respiratory crisis on Saturday. Earlier this week, the 88-year-old was diagnosed with double pneumonia.

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

The brief update came after doctors said the 88-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, was in ...

The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a ...

What do Mariah Carey, the cast of Glee and South Park's Eric Cartman have in common? They've all recorded the Christmas classic O Holy Night. This Christian favourite is a powerful hymn that reduces ...