Pope Francis revealed during a 2022 interview that he signed a letter of resignation to be used in case of health issues ...

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

Canon law states that a pope can resign, but it stipulates that the papal resignation must be “made freely and properly ...

Despite his hospital stay, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church. But what if his health continues to decline ...

With Pope Francis still in critical condition, some may ask what happens when the Holy See becomes sede vacante after the ...

Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?

ROME -- Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old ...

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

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