The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is sick
A Nigerian Catholic priest said if Pope Francis dies, God would give the church another Pope. He said the church is transparent about his hospitalisation.
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 Francis remains hospitalized ...
People of the Catholic faith around the world are lighting candles and praying for the health of Pope Francis while he recovers from pneumonia.
The process of selecting a new Pope has become a matter of interest for many people. In the Catholic church, anyone who is a male can become pope.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance led attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in a prayer for Pope Francis’ health after speaking about his own conversion to the Catholic faith and the goals of President Donald Trump’s administration.
The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of his predecessors had done before.