The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Francis had appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and layman Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi to ...

Pope Francis was well enough to meet in the hospital with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new ...

The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...

Feb. 25 (UPI) --Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably throughout the night into Tuesday but remained in critical ...

THE Pope wrote his resignation letter 12 years ago in case he became too ill to fulfil the holy role as he remains in a 'critical' state in hospital. The Pontiff has spent 10 nights in Rome's ...

Standing on the same stage where Francis usually presides, the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said that ever since Francis had been hospitalized, a chorus of prayers for his ...

Standing on the same stage where Francis usually presides, the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said that ever since Francis had been hospitalized, a chorus of prayers for his ...

The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is sick VATICAN CITY -- While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ...