Francis Is in the Hospital. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
Russia arrests two church figures over alleged Ukrainian plot to kill Putin-linked priest
Russia's FSB security service said on Friday it had arrested two church figures suspected of plotting to kill a priest close ...
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Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
Francis’ Illness Raises a Hard Question: Who Governs if the Pope Can’t?
The Vatican says Pope Francis has continued making decisions and is improving, but his two-week hospital stay poses ...
Pope Francis still head of Catholic Church, contrary to claim of resignation | Fact check
The Vatican has not announced Pope Francis is resigning, contrary to online claims. Further, his successor would be elected by Cardinals, not Francis.
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Vatican says Pope’s condition improving but his prognosis remains guarded
The Vatican says that Pope Francis continues to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, though doctors say he needs more days ...
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Russia appreciates Pope's efforts on Ukraine, wishes him quick recovery — Foreign Ministry
Maria Zakharova said that Russia is "concerned about the latest reports from the Holy See's press service regarding the ...
Pope Francis: why his papacy matters for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalised
Pope Francis has transformed the church from an institution in which a few called the shots to a church of the people of God.
Pope Francis clashed with cardinals over Vatican finances before hospitalization
Before he was hospitalized for double pneumonia, Pope Francis was battling firm resistance from some of his own cardinals ...