Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia. That is after doctors reported a slight improvement in his condition, ...
With uncertainty on Pope Francis's health, a list of cardinals emerged ready to succeed him. The Catholic Church has an ...
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
Pope Francis has seen a ‘slight improvement’ in his health with no new episodes of asthma-like respiratory illness and ...
His age and prolonged illness have raised questions about whether he might resign, and revived interest about how papal power ...
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
Pope Francis' health concerns include respiratory problems, a possible kidney infection, anemia, and now, pneumonia in both lungs.
While he has introduced significant reforms, Pope Francis remains firm on the Church’s teaching that ordination to the priesthood is reserved for men. Nevertheless, his legacy reflects a ...