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 ...
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Prayers for Pope’s recovery echo both inside and outside the Catholic Church
As Pope Francis remains in critical condition fighting a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia, world and ...
Pope Francis cared deeply for the poor, opened up Catholic Church
The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...
USA Today5d
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 ...
The Observer46m
Forum event explores Catholic perspectives on Israel-Palestine conflict
As part of the Notre Dame forum series on the Israel-Palestine conflict, speakers offered Catholic perspectives on the ...
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 ...
The New Yorker13h
The Pope’s Role Has Changed in Our Time. But Has the Church?
Gandhi’s Scant Garb Bars Audience with Pope.” So read the headline of a New York Times report, from December 13, 1931, that ...
Catholic News Agency6h
Poor Clare abbess criticizes Vatican order to close convents with fewer than five nuns
The Poor Clare abbess of the Monastery of Santo Cristo de Balaguer in Spain is calling out for criticism a 2018 rule ...