Pope Francis revealed during a 2022 interview that he signed a letter of resignation to be used in case of health issues ...
Conclave: What happens when a Pope dies and how is a new Pontiff selected? - Renewed interest in Vatican tradition on back of ...
Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.
The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...
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's death is a carefully orchestrated event, with a set of procedures that must be followed before a new Pontiff is ...
Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...
Given Pope Francis' declining health, speculation is rife about electing his successor. We explain how a new pope would be ...