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 Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital following a ...

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 ...

ROME – Pope Francis, in critical condition with a complicated lung infection, rested well during a peaceful night following a ...