The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for more than a week, had a peaceful night which “passed quietly” after suffering ...

The update to Francis’s condition came Sunday in the written text of his regular Angelus prayer after he had been listed as ...

Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray for him, as he continues to receive treatment in hospital for double pneumonia. The ...

According to reports, the Pope, who was already battling pneumonia and a complex lung infection, suffered a prolonged ...

Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday as he remains in critical condition ...

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

The Vatican says Pope Francis rested during a peaceful night. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni’s one-line statement didn’t ...

ROME – Pope Francis rested during a peaceful night following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the Vatican said ...

New rules on what happens upon the death of a pope were determined in a Vatican document in 1996. The February 1996 document ...

In his Angelus message delivered from Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis expressed gratitude to medical staff and called ...

People across Latin America prayed for Pope Francis, the first leader of the Catholic Church to come from the region, as the ...