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.
Pope Francis shares written message while continuing hospitalization
Pope Francis purportedly shared a written message from his hospital bed while remaining in critical condition and continuing ...
Pope Francis writes personal message amid hospitalization. Read his statement
Pope Francis is thanking Catholics around the world for their prayers as he continues battling double pneumonia in a Rome ...
Boston Catholics send prayers for Pope Francis as his health worsens
Boston Catholics joined millions around the world in praying for Pope Francis this Sunday as his health took another turn for ...
Bishop of Western North Carolina calls on faithful to pray for Pope Francis
The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte called on the faithful to pray for Pope Francis during a service in Mint Hill ...
Church-goers in North Hollywood hold mass for Pope Francis' recovery following recent hospitalization
Pope Francis was on the minds of everyone who came to mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Hollywood Sunday ...
Dallas faithful pray for Pope Francis amid pontiff’s current health struggles
Churches across Dallas have lifted up Pope Francis in prayer Sunday morning after his recent hospitalization, asking he feel ...
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 ...