The pope's age and prolonged illness has revived interest about how papal power is exercised in the Holy See, how it is ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described ...

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...

Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said earlier Sunday, adding that his night "passed peacefully." ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

Pope Francis is in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, raising concerns about the Vatican's leadership and the ...