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

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 ...

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

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

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

As a result, even though Pope Francis remains hospitalized in ... Chief among them is the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Other Vatican functions are proceeding normally, including ...

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

People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...

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

The Vatican has set in motion nightly prayers for Pope Francis in the hope that he might recover and get back to leading the ...