The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...
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 ...
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 hospitalized ...
Catholics around the world including at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Carmichael are praying for Pope Francis as he ...