As Pope Francis remains hospitalised, questions arise about who governs the Vatican in his absence. While the pontiff holds ...

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As Pope Francis remains hospitalized, speculation intensifies over who could be the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis "rested well" during his 11th night in hospital in Rome, the Holy See said on Tuesday. Despite a slightly ...

Pope Francis met with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Monday as he rested comfortably ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state ... in conclave have historically chosen not to listen. The Catholic Church teaches that St. Peter became the first head of the church ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, presided over the rosary prayer in St. Peter’s Square, Feb. 24.

And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope ... is the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Other Vatican functions are ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis experienced “an asthmatic respiratory crisis of prolonged magnitude, which also required ...

The 88-year-old Francis has pneumonia in both lungs and remains in critical condition despite showing a slight improvement ...