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

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed ...

Pope Francis, 88, is in critical condition due to pneumonia. If he passes away, the Vatican will follow a structured ...

Pope Francis' resumes work but he is still in critical condition according to the Vatican. Fears have been growing about the pontiff’s condition after he was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14, later ...

ROME — Pope Francis was resting Monday morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung ...

The cast of "Conclave" made sure to send Pope Francis well wishes at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night.

Pope Francis has been at the Gemelli Clinic in Rome for a few days, steadily battling bilateral pneumonia. The media quickly ...

If Pope Francis becomes incapacitated, a familiar face to North Texans will help run the church. During the period when there is no pope, a former Dallas Bishop, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, would manage ...

The Vatican says that Pope Francis is showing improvement after an extended stay in the hospital due to a lung infection that has lasted 10 days.