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From hospital, Pope creates commission to aid cash-strapped Vatican
Despite his ongoing stay at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and his precarious health status, Pope Francis has established a ...
What does the Catholic Church do when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis' age and prolonged illness have raised questions ...
The Boston Globe3d
What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
VATICAN CITY (AP ... And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated. As a result, even though Pope ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 Agency12h
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 ...