What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
Pope Francis’ ‘complex’ health crisis triggers wave of prayer and uncertainty across Rome
People in Rome and the Vatican are relying on their faith as they cope with the daily anxiety waiting to hear about the ...
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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 ...
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Ukrainian embassy hosts Mass for peace in Rome on Russia-Ukraine war’s third anniversary
The Pan-Ukrainian Day of Prayer included a Mass for peace at St. John Lateran Basilica, presided over by Cardinal Baldassarre ...
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 ...
Louisville Catholic church holds mass for Pope Francis recovery
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Tuesday, Holy Family Catholic Church held a mass to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle with pneumonia in both lungs. The Pope is in critical condition in Rome, but ...
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Who is Pope Francis? Catholic pontiff is hospitalized with pneumonia
The Pope is being treated at Rome's Gemelli Hospital ... He is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, according to e-Catholic 2000. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires ...
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Can’t make it to Rome? Here are the U.S. locations where you can get a jubilee indulgence
The Church teaches that every sin ... Courtney Mares is a Rome Correspondent for Catholic News Agency. A graduate of Harvard University, she has reported from news bureaus on three continents ...
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 ...