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What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious. And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated.

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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.

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Pope Francis is Sick: How Catholic Church Chooses New Leader & Who Could be Next in Line

The Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis is currently hospitalized due to double pneumonia also known as bilateral pneumonia that affects the lungs. According to the Vatican, Pope was admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic for diagnostic tests and treatment for bronchitis.

Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work

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Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, while still critical, Vatican says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis remained in critical condition Monday but showed slight improvement in laboratory tests and resumed some work, the Vatican said, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began.

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Pope shows ‘slight improvement’ ahead of special prayers at St. Peter’s

Pope Francis remained in critical condition as the Vatican called senior church officials in Rome to a special saying of the rosary in St. Peter’s Square.

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Pope's Condition Is Slightly Improving, Vatican Says

Pope Francis' condition has slightly improved, the Vatican said in a medical update on Monday, adding that his "slight" kidney problem was not a cause for concern. (Reporting by Alvise Armellini, editing by Crispian Balmer) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

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Toledo Diocese, Catholic leaders react to Pope Francis' continuing severe illness

Bishop Daniel E. Thomas on Monday called for Catholics in Toledo to join in communion with others of the faith around the ...

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Pope Francis in critical condition with early kidney failure but remains alert as prayers pour in

The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert ...

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How does the Catholic Church elect a new pope? Here's how a conclave works

Following the death or resignation of a pope, the Catholic Church elects a new pope through an election by cardinals who meet in a conclave Pope Francis remained hospitalized Wednesday ...

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Who leads the Catholic Church when the Pope is ill or incapacitated?

A legislative gap in the Vatican's laws leaves Pope Francis in charge despite his severe illness. An initiative to rectify ...

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Tool of faith or digital distraction? Catholic Church offers indulgences to faithful who fast from social media

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

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How is a new pope selected?

Upon the resignation or death of a pope, a group of clergy members known as the College of Cardinals would be called to ...

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Candles lit, prayers offered at Corpus Christi Cathedral as Pope Francis' health concerns grow

Prayers and candles were offered at Noon Mass in Corpus Christi for Pope Francis, a beloved figure known for his compassion, leadership, and call for unity in troubled times.

Local Catholics speak on Pope Francis during current health situation

At the University of San Diego, some Catholic students grew up with Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church. They say ...

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