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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 apply if he is sick or even unconscious. And there are no specific norms

Newsweek on MSN · 6d

What's Next for Catholic Church as Pope Francis Fights Infection

Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described as a "complex clinical picture." The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to Gemelli Hospital on Friday following a weeklong struggle with bronchitis that required additional medical intervention.

The Kenya Times on MSN · 7h

Pope Francis is Sick: How Catholic Church Chooses New Leader & Who Could be Next in Line

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.

Pope Francis in critical condition

Catholic News Agency · 1h

Live updates: Pope Francis’ condition ‘remains critical,’ Vatican says Sunday afternoon

“Pope Francis is touched by the numerous messages of affection and closeness that he continues to receive in these hours,” the Vatican statement said. The pope expressed particular gratitude for the well wishes he received from his fellow patients in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and asked for continued prayers.

Business Standard · 18h

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 by a meticulously structured process to elect a new pontiff

The New York Times · 1d

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 worked himself into the hospital.

The Mirror US on MSN7d

Pope Francis appoints an Italian nun as the first woman governor of Vatican City

Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named president of the Vatican City State, the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory ...

Another woman takes over a top job at the Vatican, this time running the city state administration

ROME — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican : Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named ...

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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 ...

The Press of Atlantic City1d

Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required ...

Arlington Catholic Herald4d

Church leaders discuss evangelization through culture at Vatican meeting

Evangelizing through culture is a challenge for the church, especially in societies where faith is seen as "something alien," ...

Global prayers for 'critically ill' pope

Pope Francis spent his tenth day in hospital Sunday as Catholics around the world prayed for his recovery, the day after the ...

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Faithful flock to NYC’s 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 critical condition after he was diagnosed with double pneumonia. Cardinal Timothy ...

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Pope will not lead Angelus prayer for second Sunday as he begins second week in hospital, Vatican says

Is the pope out of danger? No. Both doors are open. Is he at risk of immediate death? No. The therapy needs time to work,” ...

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