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 ...
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 ...
Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
Francis’ papacy has been historic. He embraced the marginalized in ways that no pope had done before. He not only deepened the Catholic Church’s commitment to the poor in its religious life but also ...
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 ...