Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.
Pope Benedict XVI ’s resignation in 2013 marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church, making him the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to step down (the last was Gregory XII in 1415).
Canon law states that a pope can resign, but it stipulates that the papal resignation must be “made freely and properly manifested”—conditions that would be difficult to ascertain if a pope were already incapacitated.
Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.
Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican ... after Pope Benedict XVI "opened the ...