What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
Headstrong Francis Put the Church Above His Health, Vatican Observers Say
Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...
Faithful flock to St. Patrick’s Cathedral to pray for Pope Francis in battle with double pneumonia
Hundreds gathered for Sunday mass at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to pray for Pope Francis, who remains in ...
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Pope Francis, in critical condition, had quiet night: Vatican
Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday (Feb 23), the morning after revealing the 88-year-old ...
Pope Francis critical: Here is how the Vatican selects a new pontiff
The death of a sitting pope initiates a profound period of mourning and transition within the Roman Catholic Church, marked ...
Oklahoma City Catholic community asking for prayers for Pope Francis amid health crisis
According to the Vatican, Pope Francis is in critical condition after experiencing a respiratory crisis and needing high-flow ...
Pope Francis conscious but remains in critical condition, Vatican says
The Vatican said Francis, who has pneumonia in both lungs and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was still ...
Pope Francis remains critical with respiratory complications, Vatican says
Pope Francis’s condition “continues to be critical”, the Vatican said yesterday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a ...
Pope Francis in critical condition with early kidney failure as prayers pour in worldwide
Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert.
Pope Francis in critical condition with early kidney failure but remains alert as prayers pour in
Francis, who has chronic lung disease and is prone to bronchitis, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14 after ...