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

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

Canon law states that a pope can resign, but it stipulates that the papal resignation must be “made freely and properly ...

Despite his hospital stay, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church. But what if his health continues to decline ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

Pope Francis’ overall clinical condition is “improving slightly” and his heart is working well as he battles pneumonia, the ...

Pope Benedict XVI ’s resignation in 2013 marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church, making him the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to step down (the last was Gregory XII in 1415).

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

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

Despite hospitalization, Pope Francis meets with Vatican's secretary of state to approve new decrees for possible saints ...

Pope Francis shared a message on social media Sunday as he remained hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung ...