When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after ...

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

After a pope dies or, in rare cases, resigns as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal conclave, where the College of Cardinals comes together to elect the new pontiff. According to ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict stepped down from the papacy, making him the first one to take such a step in six centuries. This ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia. Francis has increasingly handed off his ...

Over the weekend, the Vatican announced serious complications in the recovery of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff, who ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health. The pope has been at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since Feb. 14, 2025, being treated for double pneumonia ...

Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...

Pope Benedict XVI waves to well-wishers in the penultimate day of his ... which indeed may be nothing more than a meeting to ...

When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign ... the speculation in the Vatican is whether his successor Pope Francis might do the same. “I think the only circumstances under which he ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.