Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...
Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...
Pope Francis removed Strickland after he refused to resign from office. The Dicastery for Bishops investigated "all aspects" of Strickland's governance and leadership and concluded that "the ...
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
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 ...
The Vatican, though, made alternative plans for Ash Wednesday next week, making clear Francis still had a long road ahead.
There are some movies that are more pious, but, I think, less faithful to the drama of Catholicism,' said Vatican expert ...
The bishops issued the statement while participating in the biannual Tex-Mex Border Bishops meeting this week in San Antonio.