Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.
Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church have been chosen at the Vatican in private gatherings known as conclaves or precisely ...
There is no age restriction for a Pope, but history shows they are usually chosen at an advanced age. Pope Francis was 76 ...
The pope's age and prolonged illness has revived interest about how papal power is exercised in the Holy See, how it is ...
As Pope Francis undergoes treatment for double pneumonia, many are looking ahead to the process of selecting his successor ...
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.
Under Catholic canon law, the pope holds several key titles, including the successor of the Apostle Peter, the head of the ...
More clinical tests were being performed on the 88-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man.
His condition has sparked interest in how a new pope is elected, something heightened by the success of the Oscar-nominated film Conclave, which starred British actor Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal ...