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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 outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated.

The Conversation · 2h

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.

Lansing State Journal · 7h

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.

Pope Francis, Vatican

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Pope Francis remains critical: How Vatican elects its new leader through the 'secretive' papal conclave

While the Vatican has assured that the Pope’s condition is stable, his age and history of health concerns have led to renewed focus on the papal conclave process

The Associated Press on MSN · 16h

Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, while still critical, Vatican says

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work activities, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began,

USA TODAY on MSN · 7h

Pope Francis has restful night but is still in critical condition

Pope Francis is being treated for double pneumonia and recent blood tests also revealed "mild renal insufficiency."

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Pope Francis Shows Slight Improvement and Resumes Some Work, Vatican Says

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement and resumed some work activities ...

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 ...

Religion News Service8h

Tool of faith or digital distraction? Catholic Church offers indulgences to faithful who fast from social media

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

America Magazine5h

Vatican to host rosary Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square as prayers pour in from around the world

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St.

7News Miami1h

Parishioners gather at St. Martha’s Catholic Church for special mass to pray for Pope Francis as he remains critical

Parishioners are gathering in Miami Shores to offer prayers for Pope Francis who remains in critical condition in a hospital<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The Catholic Sun1h

Deacons are called to selflessness, men ordained at Jubilee Mass are told

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and ...

Where to Watch ‘Conclave’ Ahead of the Oscars

The film won Best Ensemble at the SAG Awards and is a frontrunner at the Oscars. Here's where you can stream it ahead of the awards show.

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Catholic cardinals to lead nightly rosary for ailing Pope Francis

Catholic cardinals gathered in Rome will offer a nightly rosary for Pope Francis as the pontiff remains hospitalized in ...

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