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

The Vatican has not announced Pope Francis is resigning, contrary to online claims. Further, his successor would be elected ...

A special meeting of Cardinals has reportedly been scheduled, though the Vatican denies that it is linked to any announcement ...

A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is ...

And the postulator of St. John Paul II's sainthood cause, Msgr. Slawomir Oder, in 2010 published the letters Pope John Paul ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable and no new ...

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

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.

Pope Francis remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he works from ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.