What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
When It Comes to Pope’s Health, Vatican Obfuscation Meets a Rumor Mill
Updates on Francis’ condition, which was said to be stable on Wednesday, have typically been spare, leaving plenty of room ...
‘The pope is fine,’ doctors say, but ‘not out of danger’
“The pope is fine,” Sergio Alfieri, the head surgeon at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where the pope is being treated, said ...
Another woman takes over a top job at the Vatican, this time running the city state administration
ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was ...
Global prayers for 'critically ill' pope
Pope Francis spent his tenth day in hospital Sunday as Catholics around the world prayed for his recovery, the day after the ...
Houston's faith community unites in prayer as Pope Francis battles complex lung infection
The Saturday 5 p.m. mass at Co-Cathedral of Sacred Heart in downtown Houston started with a brief message of prayer as Pope ...