Bishop Daniel E. Thomas on Monday called for Catholics in Toledo to join in communion with others of the faith around the world.
At the University of San Diego, some Catholic students grew up with Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church. They say that hearing the news that his health is struggling has been hard
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.
The D.C. region is home to hundreds of thousands of people of the Catholic faith, many of them saying extra prayers for the church's leader, Pope Francis.
What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis' age and prolonged illness have raised questions about whether he might resign, and revived interest about how papal power is exercised.