A legislative gap in the Vatican's laws leaves Pope Francis in charge despite his severe illness. An initiative to rectify ...

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

Blood tests showed the Pope developed a kidney problem while his medical condition remained critical, the Vatican reported on ...

The Vatican has reported that Pope Francis remains in critical condition as of Sunday, battling pneumonia and a complex lung ...

Francis is being treated for pneumonia, a complex infection and kidney problems that have left him in critical condition.

As the world waits for updates on Pope Francis’ condition, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joined Catholics worldwide in ...

A new pope is chosen when the incumbent dies or resigns. Pope Benedict XVI was the firs ever pope to resign in 2013 in around ...

Pope Francis, in critical condition battling double pneumonia, had a "good" night in hospital, slept and is resting, the ...

Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night and was "resting" ...

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

As Pope Francis remains in critical condition, at least four Indian cardinals will participate in the upcoming papal conclave ...

Pope Francis, who had part of a lung removed when he was 21 due an inflammation of lung tissue known as pleurisy, has ...