The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
With uncertainty on Pope Francis's health, a list of cardinals emerged ready to succeed him. The Catholic Church has an ...
And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated. As a result, even though Pope Francis remains ...
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
In his homily at the Mass of Priesthood Ordination, Cardinal Gregory said priests must continue to develop and deepen that ...
Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.
On February 24, prayers for Pope Francis continued at Gemelli Hospital, where the Holy Father remains hospitalized. In the St ...