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

The pope had on Saturday suffered a prolonged respiratory attack and required blood transfusions, the Vatican said that ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

The Vatican reports that Pope Francis is in critical condition after experiencing a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis ...

The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both ...

Pope Francis, in critical condition with a complex lung infection, rested well during a peaceful night following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the Vatican said Sunday.

While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

At a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday ... Sister Raffaella Petrini will become the first woman to lead the Vatican City State governorate when she takes office March 1.

Pope Francis is in critical condition and his "prognosis remains guarded" as he experienced a respiratory crisis Saturday ...

Pope Francis leads Vespers on the occasion of the presentation of the Lord at St. Peter's Basilica, on February 01, 2025 in Vatican City. Pope Francis leads Vespers on the occasion of the ...