Who leads the Catholic Church when the Pope is sick? - Nothing has changed in his status, role or power since Francis was ...

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized, speculation intensifies over who could be the next leader of the 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 ...

Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably ...

Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...

On February 24, prayers for Pope Francis continued at Gemelli Hospital, where the Holy Father remains hospitalized. In the St ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square on a chilly, rainy evening to pray for an ailing Pope Francis.

The Vatican press office said Cardinal Parolin will lead a rosary for the pontiff in St. Peter's Square at 9 p.m. local time.

And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes ... the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. In a sign that Francis ...

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