Over the weekend, the Vatican announced serious complications in the recovery of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff, who ...
The faithful continue to gather at St. Peter's Square and churches around Rome to pray for the health of the pontiff.
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 changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...
As Pope Francis remains in critical condition fighting a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia, world and ...
The process of selecting a new Pope has become a matter of interest for many people. In the Catholic church, anyone who is a ...
His age and prolonged illness have raised questions about whether he might resign, and revived interest about how papal power ...
Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...