Pope Francis’ medical team says the pontiff's condition isn’t life-threatening. But they said Friday that Francis isn't out ...

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical ...

THE Pope is up and about after a good night, according to the Vatican, but cardinals now face the question – will Francis ...

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 is up and about after a good night, according to the Vatican, but cardinals now face the question – will Francis ...

Thus, the second forgotten truth: The official teaching that “the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ...

Explore the fascinating history of how the papal conclave works, and learn about some of the cardinals who could succeed Pope ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

Francis, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection in his youth and has been plagued by ailing health recently, last ...

If the pontiff was to pass, a complicated weeks-long process begins to appoint a successor. Here, we break down what will ...

The process of electing a new pope follows rules and rituals that have been followed, and sometimes tweaked, since the 13th ...