Pope Francis revealed during a 2022 interview that he signed a letter of resignation to be used in case of health issues ...

THE Pope wrote his resignation letter 12 years ago in case he became too ill to fulfil the holy role as he remains in a ...

Some of Pope Francis’ cardinals have responded to the obvious question — will he resign? — as he continues fighting pneumonia ...

While the Vatican has established comprehensive laws and rituals to manage the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, these protocols do not apply if a pope falls seriously ill or becomes ...

Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both ...

ROME -- Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old ...

Given Pope Francis' declining health, speculation is rife about electing his successor. We explain how a new pope would be ...

Francis’ papacy has been historic. He embraced the marginalized in ways that no pope had done before. He not only deepened the Catholic Church’s commitment to the poor in its religious life but also ...

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...