Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...
Francis has weighed in publicly before on ethics for end-of-life medical situations, but it is unknown whether he has made ...
The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...
The Vatican has not announced Pope Francis is resigning, contrary to online claims. Further, his successor would be elected ...
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 hospitalized ...
Pope Francis experienced more respiratory problems and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the ...
“We of the Catholic family ... Hospitalization means that the world knows that the pope is in danger; the Church knows that it must pray and keep vigil. Recent experience has been that popes ...