Who could be the next Pope? The cardinals who might succeed Francis
Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...
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Pope Francis Meets with Pietro Parolin to Discuss Sainthood Candidates
Pope Francis is on the mend, showing a slight improvement in his health, which has allowed him to welcome a visit from ...
Meet the cardinal, 70, among the ‘favourites’ to be next Pope as Francis still in hospital
Pietro Parolin, a 70-year-old Italian polyglot who entered the seminary at just 14, is currently pitted as favourite to ...
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Who will succeed Pope Francis? Top Cardinals in the running as health concerns grow
As Pope Francis remains hospitalized, speculation intensifies over who could be the next leader of the Catholic Church ...
Pope Francis meets Vatican No. 2 at hospital, takes major governing decisions
Pope Francis has also written a letter of resignation, to be invoked if he became medically incapacitated.
What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is ...
Pope Francis wrote resignation letter 12 YEARS AGO for if he became too ill to serve as Vatican say he’s ‘critical’
THE Pope wrote his resignation letter 12 years ago in case he became too ill to fulfil the holy role as he remains in a ...
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Military action must protect human rights, Parolin tells Burkina Faso
The Vatican’s Secretary of State Pietro Cardinal Parolin emphasised that military action must respect human rights during a ...
Faithful unite in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican for a 'holy rosary' prayer for Pope Francis
Hundreds of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the rosary for Pope Francis' health as he remains hospitalised with double pneumonia. Led by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the service united ...