The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
With uncertainty on Pope Francis's health, a list of cardinals emerged ready to succeed him. The Catholic Church has an ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued his treatment for pneumonia Tuesday as the Vatican set in motion a nightly marathon of ...
Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described ...
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, elected as the 266th pope of the Catholic Church in 2013, has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, outspoken support of marginalized communities and interreligious ...
Following the death or resignation of a pope, the Catholic Church elects a new pope through an election by cardinals who meet in a conclave Pope Francis remained hospitalized Wednesday ...
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
On February 24, prayers for Pope Francis continued at Gemelli Hospital, where the Holy Father remains hospitalized. In the St ...