Pope Francis remains hospitalized with a severe lung infection, but while clear procedures exist for the resignation or death of a pope, no specific laws define how leadership is handled if the leader ...

In a 1956 letter to a friend, Flannery O’Connor, speaking of her adulthood battle with lupus, said, “I have never been anywhere but sick ... as he remains in the hospital, where daily Holy ...

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 ...

Former investigative journalist and author Ashley Shelby shared on Substack on March 5 that a 66-year-old mother, who identified herself as Karen, wrote a letter ... to be in the hospital for ...

Pope Francis acknowledged being fragile and "facing a period of trial" as he thanked well-wishers Sunday for prayers in a ...

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 ...

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 ... Francis' hospital stay is raising obvious ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

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 ... Still, Francis' hospital stay is raising ...