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 ...
Vatican announces nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis on St. Peter’s Square
The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and ...
Vatican announces daily evening prayers for the health of Pope Francis on St. Peter's Square
The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will lead the first prayer Monday. Francis, who has double pneumonia and is in ...
Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
Who is Pope Francis? Catholic pontiff is hospitalized with pneumonia
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.
Who leads the Catholic Church when the Pope is ill or incapacitated?
A legislative gap in the Vatican's laws leaves Pope Francis in charge despite his severe illness. An initiative to rectify ...
Pope Francis 'resting' after 10th night in hospital, Vatican says
ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis was "resting" on Monday morning after spending his 10th night in the hospital, the Vatican ...
The trifacial Trinity: the paintings the Vatican is hiding?
In a curious chapter of the Catholic Church's history, the trifacial Trinities that were painted were deemed so unorthodox ...
Pope shows ‘slight improvement’ ahead of special prayers at St. Peter’s
Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the ...
Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow for ritual mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...