In a notable development within the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has accepted the early resignation of Archbishop ...

Earlier, Pope Francis ... he had submitted a letter of resignation to the Vatican’s Secretary of State in the event of disability but that he did not know where it was now.

The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis has accepted ... Although he did not give details about the reasons for his resignation, Archbishop Eguren quoted Pope Benedict XVI and assured ...

For the nearly 10 years that Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI lived on opposite sides of St. Peter's Basilica, the ...

Pope Francis ... step aside. But Francis said in a memoir published this month that he did "not have any cause serious enough to make me think of resigning". Resignation is a "distant possibility ...

More Antonio Masiello/Getty Images The Vatican gave no explanation for why he chose ... about giving up." Pope Francis has previously dismissed rumors concerning his resignation after stepping ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Piura Archbishop José Eguren. At 67, he is several years shy of the normal retirement age for bishops of 75. The Vatican didn’t say why ...

ROME -- Pope Francis decided ... immediately explain why. The Vatican press office later said the homily was replaced by "a moment of silence and prayer." Francis though did pronounce prayers ...

Francis had part of one lung removed when he was younger. He was elected the 266th pope in history on March 13, 2013, after the surprising resignation of Pope Benedict XVI two weeks earlier.

It's not everyday you see the Pope presented with a signed football shirt, but that's exactly what happened to Pope Francis on Thursday ... The question is though, why did the Pope want his ...

LONDON (AP) — Pope ... Francis' bowels to start working again and for him to recover from the effects of anesthesia. Kiran recommended the pope stick to a healthy diet with lots of fiber but did ...