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' condition remains critical after developing pneumonia in both lungs earlier this month, but the Vatican said he ...
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 ...
A Nigerian Catholic priest said if Pope Francis dies, God would give the church another Pope. He said the church is ...
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 ...
On Monday evening, doctors said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” ...