A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is ...

A special meeting of Cardinals has reportedly been scheduled, though the Vatican denies that it is linked to any announcement ...

And the postulator of St. John Paul II's sainthood cause, Msgr. Slawomir Oder, in 2010 published the letters Pope John Paul ...

Pope Francis revealed during a 2022 interview that he signed a letter of resignation to be used in case of health issues ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.

Some of Pope Francis’ cardinals have responded to the obvious question — will he resign? — as he continues fighting pneumonia ...

Despite his hospital stay, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church. But what if his health continues to decline ...

Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

here is my resignation,'" the Pope said in an interview conducted in 2022, the New York Post reported at the time. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was a holdover from Pope Benedict XVI, about six months ...