When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next – even before ‘Conclave’ It doesn’t help that the movie “Conclave” has made everyone an expert in the arcane rules ...

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 ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

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 ...

Balloons with pictures of Pope Francis are seen outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia ...

What happens when a pope gets sick? Canon law does have provisions for when a bishop gets sick and can’t run his diocese, but none for a pope.

Pope Francis is currently in the hospital, recently diagnosed with double pneumonia, meaning both lungs are affected. This is an extremely dangerous diagnosis, especially for an 88 year old, with ...

When the Pope Is Sick, Italians Always Gossip About Who Comes Next — Even Before 'Conclave' ROME (AP) — The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that ...

Francis still has a ways to go to outlive Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at 93. But he's on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best known for being the most recent pope to resign ...

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death. When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who ...

Candles with the pictures of Pope Francis are the laid under the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, where the Pontiff is ...