What Happens to the Leadership of the Catholic Church When a Pope Is Sick or Incapacitated?
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.
National Catholic Register42m
Pope Francis’ ‘Lifewatch’ Encapsulates the Real Work of the Catholic Church
COMMENTARY: However, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.
Indiatimes1d
Pope's 'critical': What’s next for the Vatican and Catholic church?
Pope Francis is in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, raising concerns about the Vatican's leadership and the Catholic Church's future. As speculation about his possible ...
Palm Beach Daily News4d
Vatican designates St. Edward in Palm Beach as basilica, first in Palm Beach County
The Vatican has officially designated St. Edward Catholic church in Palm Beach as a minor basilica. St. Edward is now the 94th minor basilica in the United States. The basilica designation comes ...
Religion News Service5h
Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
ABC News2d
What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
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.
What is a conclave? The secret process that determines who will be the next pope
Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.
Hosted on MSN1h
How is a new pope selected?
Upon the resignation or death of a pope, a group of clergy members known as the College of Cardinals would be called to ...