The election of a new pope is a complex process involving hundreds of cardinals that can stretch up to weeks on end. But the ...

Platforms like BetUS and Polymarket are now featuring odds on who might become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis is on the mend, showing a slight improvement in his health, which has allowed him to welcome a visit from ...

A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is ...

Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and ...

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, 88, is fully aware of his health limitations but is "passionate" about serving until his death, one expert says ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized, speculation intensifies over who could be the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...

The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...

Pope Francis' health update was issued by the Vatican, which says he slept well. Meanwhile, a list of potential successors ...

Pope Francis remains in “critical but stationary” condition, according to the medical report released by the Vatican this ...