In 2013, Pope Francis wrote a resignation letter and gave it to his second-in-command, in case his health prevented him from his duties.

Pope Francis reportedly had no idea that he was being recorded during his conversation with a cardinal last year.

An American tourist has been arrested after smashing two statues dating to ancient Rome in a Vatican City museum.

On Sunday, Pope Francis beatified Pope John John Paul I, one of his predecessors who died only 33 days after being elected pontiff.

On Sunday Pope Francis praised the 'humility of a 13th-century pontiff who resigned to live a hermit's life.'

San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy, and the only American, is set to receive his red hat at the Vatican on Saturday.

Once again, rumors of Pope Francis' imminent resignation have begun to swirl on social media. We've been down this road before.

Pope Francis just elevated to cardinal a bishop cardinal who spoke out against Pelosi being banned from Communion over her abortion politics.

'The problem of the refugees is a problem that Jesus suffered too, because he was a migrant and a refugee in Egypt when he was a child.'

The fact-checking site Snopes, which previously questioned the authenticity of the photograph, now says it is authentic.