For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at Rome’s ...

Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...

Raffaella Petrini has been appointed as the first female President of the Vatican City State becoming the governor of the ...

Pope Francis sent a message from the hospital after Vatican officials encouraged him to make his voice heard despite his ...

The 88-year-old Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement ...

Despite his hospitalization, the pope has maintained a degree of governance and authorized the appointment of four new ...

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, LC, president of the Governorate of Vatican City State and president of the Pontifical ...

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

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

Despite his ongoing stay at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and his precarious health status, Pope Francis has established a ...

The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.

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