While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
Pope Francis' health concerns include respiratory problems, a possible kidney infection, anemia, and now, pneumonia in both lungs.
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 hospitalized ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Vatican reports that Pope Francis remains in critical condition in a Rome hospital as he continues to battle pneumonia; however, laboratory tests show he has improved ...