The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...

Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably ...

Pope Francis revealed during a 2022 interview that he signed a letter of resignation to be used in case of health issues ...

Despite his hospital stay, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church. But what if his health continues to decline ...

Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...

Despite undergoing his longest hospitalization yet due to a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia with an ...

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin visited the pope again on Tuesday. According to the Vatican, the two discussed beatifications and canonizations. Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...

The Vatican press office said Cardinal Parolin will lead a rosary for the pontiff in St. Peter's Square at 9 p.m. local time.

Health professionals, patients, family members and members of the board of the foundation that oversees Rome’s Gemelli ...