The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.
The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will lead the first prayer Monday. Francis, who has double pneumonia and is in ...
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St.
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...
Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.
Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...
Pope Francis remains in critical condition as he continues to battle double pneumonia and a lung infection, with doctors ...