The Pope has previously stated that the papacy is ‘for life’, though he hasn’t entirely ruled out resignation, acknowledging ...

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

When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after ...

A bishop removed from his diocese by Pope Francis is "grateful" for everyone who has prayed for the pope amid his ongoing ...

Pope Francis has suffered a serious setback in his two-week battle with double pneumonia. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

An old video which was recorded in 2024 showed the pontiff, Pope Francis responding to a question on weather he would ...

Pope Benedict XVI left his seat as the head of Roman Catholic church. He cited health reasons, noting that he was no longer ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict stepped down from the papacy, making him the first one to take such a step in six centuries. This ...

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

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

Since being elected 12 years ago, Francis's critics have portrayed him as a 'woke Pope' for his relatively progressive ...

Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...