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 ...
What Happens When a Pope Gets Too Sick To Do the Job?
Pope Francis remains hospitalized with a severe lung infection, but while clear procedures exist for the resignation or death ...
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Pope’s Health: Latest Medical Report Indicates Signs of Recovery but ‘Prognosis Remains Reserved’
Pope Francis’ early-stage kidney insufficiency ‘subsided’ on Wednesday, Vatican says, adding that blood tests taken Wednesday ...
Pope penned resignation letter in 2013: report
Pope Francis revealed during a 2022 interview that he signed a letter of resignation to be used in case of health issues ...
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Faithful unite in St. Peter's Square praying for pope's health
Entrusting the pope "to the powerful intercession of most holy Mary," the cardinal said, "may she sustain him in this time of ...
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Despite ‘critical’ condition, pope is working from hospital room
Health professionals, patients, family members and members of the board of the foundation that oversees Rome’s Gemelli ...
Pope shows ‘slight improvement’ amid special prayers at St. Peter’s
Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the ...