There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
People of the Catholic faith around the world are lighting candles and praying for the health of Pope Francis while he ...
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 ...
The process of selecting a new Pope has become a matter of interest for many people. In the Catholic church, anyone who is a ...
The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...
Pope Francis reached the two-week mark in his recovery from pneumonia Friday as doctors suggested he had overcome the most critical phase of the infection but held out on declaring him out of danger ...