The election of a new pope is a complex process involving hundreds of cardinals that can stretch up to weeks on end. But the ...

As speculation mounts over Pope Francis’ health, online betting platforms are witnessing a surge in wagers on who might ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...

Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized, speculation intensifies over who could be the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he ...

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

Pope Francis remains in “critical but stationary” condition, according to the medical report released by the Vatican this ...