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 ...
Headstrong Francis Put the Church Above His Health, Vatican Observers Say
Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...
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From Vatican City to the Queen City: Buffalo's Catholic community prays for Pope Francis' recovery
From Vatican City to the Queen City, prayers are being said for the recovery of Pope Francis, who is currently in critical ...
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Archdiocese of Louisville holds mass for Pope Francis amid health battle
Holy Family Parish in Louisville became a gathering place for dozens of Catholics, united in prayer for Pope Francis, who is ...
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Artificial intelligence: Vatican fears the creation of a new idol
Issued by the Dicasteries for the Doctrine of the Faith and Culture and Education, the text, comprising 117 paragraphs, is, to date, the Vatican ... rifts in the Catholic Church By performing ...
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Pope Francis’ early-stage kidney insufficiency ‘subsided’ on Wednesday, Vatican says
The Holy Father's clinical condition over the past 24 hours has shown further slight improvement,” the Holy See Press Office ...
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Pope Francis sits upright in an armchair as he is treated for double pneumonia, Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery
The Vatican hopes to have information later Wednesday about the results of a CT scan taken Tuesday evening to check on the ...