The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...

Pope Francis experienced more respiratory problems and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the ...

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’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...

ROME: Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, ...

Who leads the Catholic Church when the Pope is sick? - Nothing has changed in his status, role or power since Francis was ...

Pope Francis "rested well throughout the night" in the hospital, the Vatican says, and even met with Vatican officials to ...

Pope slept well and is no longer on mechanical ventilation, the latest positive update from the Vatican stated.

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of “acute respiratory insufficiency” on Monday, according to a statement from the Vatican, as the Catholic Church leader continues to fight ...

As Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome - still in charge of the Vatican and the worldwide ...

VATICAN CITY — While the Vatican has detailed ... And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated.