Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
Philip Shenon talks about the past seven popes, and how efforts to reform the Church with the Second Vatican Council led to power struggles and doctrinal debates that lasted for decades.
Pope Francis, 88, is in critical condition due to pneumonia. If he passes away, the Vatican will follow a structured ...