What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis' age and prolonged illness have raised questions ...

Cardinal Farrell, Dallas' former bishop, oversees Vatican affairs as Camerlengo following Pope Francis' health crisis.

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

The Pope's condition remains critical as the Vatican issued a statement after the Pontiff spent his ninth consecutive night ...

As Pope Francis is in critical condition with an asthmatic respiratory crisis, Catholic communities worldwide and in Phoenix ...