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 ...
Francis' age and prolonged illness has revived interest about how papal power is exercised in the Holy See, how it is ...
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 ...
Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday following a respiratory crisis and ...
His condition has sparked interest in how a new pope is elected, something heightened by the success of the Oscar-nominated film Conclave, which starred British actor Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal ...