Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.
Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for more than a week, remains critical and has developed an asthmatic respiratory ...
Though Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung infection, he is still pope and very much ...
If Pope Francis steps down from the position, it's important to understand the age-old process by which the Catholic Church selects a new leader.
Hundreds gathered for Sunday mass at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to pray for Pope Francis, who remains in ...
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...
It's considered poor taste to discuss publicly who's up or down in the papal stakes of a future conclave, much less to start ...
Conclave: What happens when a Pope dies and how is a new Pontiff selected? - Renewed interest in Vatican tradition on back of ...