The Vatican follows a precise and symbolic process in the event of a pope’s passing.

Pope Francis's health has been suffering and he has been in hospital for just under three weeks amid a battle with pneumonia, ...

While Pope Francis remained hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Italian Cardinal Angelo De Donatis celebrated the Ash ...

Pope Francis is resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia.

The pope, who has chronic lung disease, has been stable for two days after suffering two respiratory crises Monday.

Pope Francis, who has been struggling to overcome double pneumonia for almost three weeks, remained in stable condition ...

Catholics around the world are praying for Pope Francis, including an Argyle family whose son was blessed as a baby.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis increased his physical therapy with his condition remaining stable on Wednesday, marking the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead and calling the parish priest in ...

On Ash Wednesday, observant Catholics receive a sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads, a gesture that underscores ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...