Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow for ritual mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
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 ...
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LIVE UPDATES: Hundreds pray rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square
Pope Francis spends “a peaceful night” at Rome‘s Gemelli Hospital and has breakfast while sitting in an armchair on Thursday ...
‘Conclave’ Cast Reacts to Pope Francis Being in Critical Condition: ‘I Really Wish Him Well’
As Pope Francis remains in critical condition with early kidney failure, the events of “Conclave” have never felt more timely ...
Vatican announces daily evening prayers for the health of Pope Francis on St. Peter’s Square
Monday marks Pope Francis’ 10th day in the hospital, making this equal to the longest hospitalization of his papacy.
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Pope's Italian cousin says very concerned
Carla Rabezzana, the 93-year-old Italian cousin of Pope Francis who still lives in the family's hometown of Portacomaro, ...
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What happens when the Pope dies?
According to tradition, nine days of mourning, known as the Novendiale, which is an Ancient Roman custom, are held when the ...
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next - even before 'Conclave'
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...