The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.

The Catholic community is united in prayer as Pope Francis remains in critical condition following a respiratory crisis.

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

The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter isn’t about furniture—it’s about the foundation of papal teaching and authority.

The Holy See said blood tests showed fewer inflammatory ... Staff is a team of journalists dedicated to reporting news concerning the Catholic Church around the world. Our bureaus are located ...

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more ...

According to the Vatican, Pope Francis is in critical condition after experiencing a respiratory crisis and needing high-flow ...

Pope Francis remains in critical condition, according to The Vatican. He was first hospitalized on February 14th. The Vatican ...

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for more than a week and was given oxygen and a blood transfusion on Saturday.

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high ...

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...