Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.
As Pope Francis continues to fight double pneumonia in hospital, many have begun to wonder what the process would be if he ...
Conclave: What happens when a Pope dies and how is a new Pontiff selected? - Renewed interest in Vatican tradition on back of ...
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 ...
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 has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...
The Pope's death is a carefully orchestrated event, with a set of procedures that must be followed before a new Pontiff is ...