When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after ...
Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.
Pope Emeritus Benedict stepped down from the papacy, making him the first one to take such a step in six centuries. This ...
After a pope dies or, in rare cases, resigns as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal conclave, where the College of Cardinals comes together to elect the new pontiff.
Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia. Francis has increasingly handed off his ...
Over the weekend, the Vatican announced serious complications in the recovery of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff, who ...
Pope Benedict XVI waves to well-wishers in the penultimate day of his ... which indeed may be nothing more than a ...
Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...
Concerns over Pope Francis’ health have mounted in recent years, as have questions about his succession. Here’s what to know.
The Holy See Press Office said that Pope Francis had a "restful" night, with his condition showing mild improvement.