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

Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church have been chosen at the Vatican in private gatherings known as conclaves or precisely ...

There is no age restriction for a Pope, but history shows they are usually chosen at an advanced age. Pope Francis was 76 ...

Though Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a complex lung infection, he is still pope and very much ...

As Pope Francis undergoes treatment for double pneumonia, many are looking ahead to the process of selecting his successor ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.

What is a Conclave? Process to select a Pope explained as Francis undergoes hospital treatment - The method the Catholic ...

ROME — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and ...

Hundreds gathered for Sunday mass at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to pray for Pope Francis, who remains in ...

Under Catholic canon law, the pope holds several key titles, including the successor of the Apostle Peter, the head of the ...