Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia. That is after doctors reported a slight improvement in his condition, ...
On February 24, prayers for Pope Francis continued at Gemelli Hospital, where the Holy Father remains hospitalized. In the St ...
Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...
The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.
On Monday evening, doctors said he remained in critical condition with double pneumonia but reported a “slight improvement” ...
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ... And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated.
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
Philip Shenon talks about the past seven popes, and how efforts to reform the Church with the Second Vatican Council led to power struggles and doctrinal debates that lasted for decades.