What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with a ...

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

In the 1960s, most Catholic school teachers were members of religious orders. Now, many schools have one or two, or no nuns ...

Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described ...

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

The eyes of millions around the world are on Pope Francis who is reported to be in critical condition. Pope Francis has been ...

The full title of the document — Exsul Familia Nazarethana, or “The Exiled Nazarene Family” — refers to Jesus, Mary and ...