As Pope Francis, who is 88 years old, continues to battle health issues, the question of what will happen next for the ...

Platforms like BetUS and Polymarket are now featuring odds on who might become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

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

Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...

The Vatican shared an update on Pope Francis' health, confirming stability after 16 days in hospital for pneumonia. The ...

Amid Pope Franics' recent health concerns, an expert says it's highly likely the Roman Curia — the Catholic Church's ...

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

When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church.

Catholic bishops ... Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and wished the pope a speedy recovery, stressing “how important the pope is, not only for the Church, but also for the whole world.” ...

Francis may yet recover, but his health scare has raised questions over who would become the next pope if he were to die. A ...

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

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