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The weekend events will include health education and moments of prayer. It is expected the Pope will send a message of hope and commitment.

The order’s annual Mass for Anointing of the Sick gives Catholics who may be sick in body, mind or spirit the opportunity to receive the sacrament. The Order of Malta is the fourth-oldest religious ...

VATICAN CITY — 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 ...

The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is sick.

What happens to the lead­ership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or in­ca­pac­i­tated? BY Associated Press Vatican City PUBLISHED 10:57 PM ET Feb. 23, 2025 ...

And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church if a pope becomes totally incapacitated.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...