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

Despite Pope Francis remaining hospitalized in Rome, the pontiff is still very much in charge of the Catholic Church. Still, ...

Canon law states that a pope can resign, but it stipulates that the papal resignation must be “made freely and properly ...

As noted by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, it was at a fairly “ordinary” consistory in 2013 that Pope Benedict XVI announced his surprise resignation. Who is eligible to be the next pope?

Pope Benedict XVI ’s resignation in 2013 marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church, making him the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to step down (the last was Gregory XII in 1415).

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 ...

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

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

ROME -- Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.