What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
Column: ‘I was devastated’: Park Forest residents react to news St. Mary Catholic Church will close
Bishop Ronald Hicks wrote St. Mary in Park Forest and St. Boniface in Monee will merge into St. Liborius Catholic Church in ...
What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes incapacitated, AP explains
While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...
How does the Catholic Church elect a new pope? Here's how a conclave works
Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...
Francis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before ...
Lexington Catholic community reacts to Pope Francis’ health
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Vatican reports that Pope Francis remains in critical condition in a Rome hospital as he continues to battle pneumonia; however, laboratory tests show he has improved ...
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Tool of faith or digital distraction? Catholic Church offers indulgences to faithful who fast from social media
Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.
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What’s That Building? Site of the former St. Monica Roman Catholic Church
This small park used to be home to the first Catholic Church for African Americans west of Baltimore, served by the first ...
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Parishioners gather at St. Martha’s Catholic Church for special mass to pray for Pope Francis as he remains critical
Parishioners are gathering in Miami Shores to offer prayers for Pope Francis who remains in critical condition in a hospital<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...