What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a ...
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Who is Pope Francis? Catholic pontiff is hospitalized with pneumonia
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.
With Pope Francis in critical condition, what's next for the Catholic Church?
As Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome - still in charge of the Vatican and the worldwide ...
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Why the Church has celebrated the Chair of St. Peter feast for 1,600 years
Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair ... in celebrations at the old St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in 450 and 467. The word “cathedra” refers to the ...
Pope Francis in critical condition: Here’s how the Catholic Church will select his successor
Pope Francis, 88, is in critical condition and receiving treatment for pneumonia and kidney failure at a hospital. Despite ...
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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 ... through the Basilica Churches in Rome." The word "basilica" comes from a Greek term that means "royal house ...
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Jubilee pilgrims, Rome’s Catholics pray for Pope Francis
He said they are praying for Pope Francis, for the Church, for a private family intention, and for his wife and their unborn baby. Across Rome ... Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency ...
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What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes ... Even though Francis is the bishop of Rome, no explicit provision exists ...