Pope Francis revealed during a 2022 interview that he signed a letter of resignation to be used in case of health issues ...

THE Pope wrote his resignation letter 12 years ago in case he became too ill to fulfil the holy role as he remains in a ...

The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

Conclave: What happens when a Pope dies and how is a new Pontiff selected? - Renewed interest in Vatican tradition on back of ...

A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...

Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as the 88-year ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both ...

The Vatican said Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday with blood tests showing early kidney failure.

Given Pope Francis' declining health, speculation is rife about electing his successor. We explain how a new pope would be ...

Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?