And the postulator of St. John Paul II's sainthood cause, Msgr. Slawomir Oder, in 2010 published the letters Pope John Paul ...

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

Pope Francis wants to convene a consistory, a meeting of cardinals at the Vatican. There would be nothing unusual about this, ...

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

Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday as he worked from the hospital while battling double pneumonia, and ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable and no new ...

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

Pope Francis remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday, with his blood parameters remaining stable as he works from ...

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