What Happens to the Leadership of the Catholic Church When a Pope Is Sick or Incapacitated?
The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.
Pope Francis cared deeply for the poor, opened up Catholic Church
The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...
How does the Catholic Church elect a new pope? Here's how a conclave works
Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...
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Prayers for Pope’s recovery echo both inside and outside the Catholic Church
As Pope Francis remains in critical condition fighting a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia, world and ...
Prayers for the pope at DC’s most prominent Catholic church
In the District, crowds have been gathering at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to pray for ...
With Pope Francis in critical condition, what's next for the Catholic Church?
As Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome - still in charge of the Vatican and the worldwide ...
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Who will be the next pope? What to know about Pope Francis condition, conclave process
Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.