Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...
As Pope Francis remains hospitalized, speculation intensifies over who could be the next leader of the Catholic Church ...
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
The Vatican’s Secretary of State Pietro Cardinal Parolin emphasised that military action must respect human rights during a ...
Pope Francis continues to be in serious but stable condition as he concludes his 12th day in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the ...
Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...
Pope Francis remains in “critical but stationary” condition, according to the medical report released by the Vatican this ...
Pope Francis on Monday received a visit of Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the Substitute of the ...