Despite his hospital stay, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church. But what if his health continues to decline ...

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

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

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

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).

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

Despite hospitalization, Pope Francis meets with Vatican's secretary of state to approve new decrees for possible saints ...

The Pope is suffering from kidney failure, pneumonia and an infection in both lungs after he was admitted to Rome's Gemelli ...

A post shared on X claims Pope Francis will be resigning from the papacy due to health issues. Verdict: False There is no ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as ...