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 ...
What is a conclave? The secret process that determines who will be the next pope
Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.
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 Pope Francis as he battles double pneumonia.
Pope Francis met at the hospital with Vatican No. 2 over candidates for sainthood
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican ...
Louisville Catholic church holds mass for Pope Francis recovery
Holy Family Catholic Church held a mass to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle with pneumonia in both lungs. The ...
Despite his critical condition, the Pope continues daily calls with Gaza’s embattled Catholic parish
Despite his condition, Pope Francis has upheld a tradition he began at the start of the war in Gaza, making nightly calls to ...
Pope signs decree making José Gregorio Hernández, ‘doctor of the poor,’ Venezuela’s first saint
A man revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor” will be the first saint from Venezuela. Pope Francis approved a decree ...