The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.

Pope Francis, 88, suffered a prolonged and critical asthmatic respiratory incident on Saturday morning after spending several ...

The death of a sitting pope initiates a profound period of mourning and transition within the Roman Catholic Church, marked ...

Cardinal Farrell, Dallas' former bishop, oversees Vatican affairs as Camerlengo following Pope Francis' health crisis.

The Vatican said on Saturday that Pope Francis' health had deteriorated over the past 24 hours and for the first time ...

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high ...

Cardinal Farrell, Dallas' former bishop, oversees Vatican affairs as Camerlengo following Pope Francis' health crisis.

Pope Francis's condition "continues to be critical", the Vatican said Saturday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had ...

Francis, who has been the Pope since 2013, is prone to lung infections because he developed pleurisy as a young man and had ...

Pope Francis' health has deteriorated, with the Vatican declaring his condition as 'critical'. Suffering from double ...

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high ...