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What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious. And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated.

The Conversation · 6h

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.

The Record, Bergen County on … · 5d

How does the Catholic Church elect a new pope? Here's how a conclave works

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all over the world who are personally chosen by the pope. They are recognizable by their red vestments and they elect a new pope when the time comes.

Vatican reports slight improvement

Reuters · 7h

Pope Francis still critical but shows 'slight improvement', Vatican says

Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia, but his condition has shown a "slight improvement", the Vatican said on Monday.

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Pope Francis remains critical: How Vatican elects its new leader through the 'secretive' papal conclave

While the Vatican has assured that the Pope’s condition is stable, his age and history of health concerns have led to renewed focus on the papal conclave process

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, while still critical, Vatican says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began.

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 ...

Religion News Service11h

Tool of faith or digital distraction? Catholic Church offers indulgences to faithful who fast from social media

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

America Magazine8h

Vatican to host rosary Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square as prayers pour in from around the world

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St.

National Catholic Register12d

Getting Married at the Vatican: Catholic Couples Get a Taste of Heaven

Some couples have taken having a Catholic wedding to the next level, deciding to marry in the very heart of the Church: the Vatican. The unconventional choice, it turns out, is not uncommon ...

Where to Watch ‘Conclave’ Ahead of the Oscars

The film won Best Ensemble at the SAG Awards and is a frontrunner at the Oscars. Here's where you can stream it ahead of the awards show.

The Catholic Sun5h

Deacons are called to selflessness, men ordained at Jubilee Mass are told

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "Being ordained is not an ascent but a descent, whereby we make ourselves small, lower ourselves and ...

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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 ...

New York Post6d

Who are the front-runners to be elected next pontiff after Pope Francis?

Technically any Roman Catholic man ... is convened in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, where cardinals partake in rounds of voting to determine the next head of the Church. Only 138 of the 253 ...

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