Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.

Here’s an interactive map that shows many of the pilgrimage sites that have been designated across the U.S. for the jubilee year.

The Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis is currently hospitalized due to double pneumonia also known as bilateral pneumonia that affects the lungs. According to the Vatican, Pope was admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic for diagnostic tests and treatment for bronchitis.

The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is sick

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli University Hospital ... Pope Leo XIII was the oldest pope to serve the Catholic church. He served until his death in 1903 at the age of 93.

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more than 1,600 years.

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially worked himself into the hospital.

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all over the world who are personally chosen by the pope. They are recognizable by their red vestments and they elect a new pope when the time comes.

The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter isn’t about furniture—it’s about the foundation of papal teaching and authority.

Vatican City: While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transition of power when a pope dies or resigns, no such norms exist for cases where a pope becomes severely ill or unconscious. As a result, despite being hospitalised in critical condition with a complex lung infection, Pope Francis remains in charge.