Pope Francis met at the hospital with Vatican secretary of state over candidates for sainthood
Pope Francis was well enough to meet in the hospital with the Vatican secretary of state and his deputy to approve new ...
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Explainer: Who’s in Charge of the Vatican While Pope Francis Is Hospitalized?
Pope Francis entered the hospital for treatment of bronchitis on Feb. 14. Almost two weeks later, doctors say the pope — who contracted a case of double pneumonia while at Romes ...
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Pope Francis fills No. 2 position at Governorate of Vatican City State
The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Francis had appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and layman Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi to ...
What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
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Cardinal Parolin: Palestinians must not be deported from Gaza
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, reads Pope Francis' speech at the high-level segment for heads of state and government at COP28, the U.N. Climate Change Conference Dec. 2 in ...
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Analysis: Generational change in the Roman Curia and body of cardinals is coming in 2025
The Catholic Church has entered a year of sweeping changes in the Roman Curia and cardinalate both at the Vatican and around ...
Another woman takes over a top job at the Vatican, this time running the city state administration
ROME (AP) — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was ...
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What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
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 VATICAN CITY -- While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ...