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 met at the hospital with Vatican No. 2, took major governing decisions
The Vatican says Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with ...
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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 ...
'Jesus Wept' author chronicles the debates roiling the Catholic church
Philip Shenon talks about the past seven popes, and how efforts to reform the Church with the Second Vatican Council led to power struggles and doctrinal debates that lasted for decades.
The trifacial Trinity: the paintings the Vatican is hiding?
In a curious chapter of the Catholic Church's history, the trifacial Trinities that were painted were deemed so unorthodox ...
The Vatican Protocol: What Happens When Pope Can No Longer Serve?
Pope Francis remains in critical condition as he continues to battle double pneumonia and a lung infection, with doctors ...
With Pope in Hospital, Vatican Breaks Century-Old Taboos to Discuss His Health
But as Pope Francis has battled double pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14, the Vatican has been trying ...