Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who served as Bishop of the Dallas Catholic Diocese from 2007 to 2016, would hold an important role in selecting a new pope, if needed.

The Vatican said Pope Francis hadn’t had any more respiratory crises since Saturday but was still receiving supplemental ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

Pope Francis, 88, suffered a prolonged and critical asthmatic respiratory incident on Saturday morning after spending several ...

The death of a sitting pope initiates a profound period of mourning and transition within the Roman Catholic Church, marked ...

The College of Cardinals is responsible for electing the new pope, and while openly campaigning for the role would get a cardinal in hot water, it's believed the cardinals are already holding secret m ...

The update to Francis’s condition came Sunday in the written text of his regular Angelus prayer after he had been listed as ...

Cardinal Farrell, Dallas' former bishop, oversees Vatican affairs as Camerlengo following Pope Francis' health crisis.