Pope marks the 12th anniversary of his papacy hospitalized, but with condition improving
A chest X-ray confirmed improvements, the Vatican said Wednesday, just two days after doctors declared Francis is no longer ...
Pope receives hundreds of well-wishes on the 12th anniversary of his papacy, marked in the hospital
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly ...
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Pope Francis marks 12 remarkable years leading the Catholic Church from his hospital room
As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for ...
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With Pope Francis ill, how is a new pope chosen? Here's what we know
A pope rarely resigned. Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013. He was the first pope to relinquish office since Gregory XII was forced to resign in 1415 because of the Western Schism. Benedict was ...
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Would Pope Francis resign? Experts say it’s unlikely – but the pontiff often springs surprises
When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the ...
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With Pope Francis' prognosis remaining guard, how is a new pope chosen? What we know
A pope rarely resigned. Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013. He was the first pope to relinquish office since Gregory XII was forced to resign in 1415 because of the Western Schism. Benedict was ...
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How does the Catholic Church elect a new pope? Here's how a conclave works
The churches' second oldest pope, Francis took on the role in 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI resigned due to age and declining health. Benedict was the first pope to step down from the position in ...
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In his own words: Pope’s views on resigning changed over time
especially after the death of Pope Benedict XVI. In his 2024 memoir, “Life,” Francis recounted how he first learned about Benedict’s resignation, the first in 600 years. He said a Vatican ...
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In his own words: Pope Francis’ views on resigning changed over time
especially after the death of Pope Benedict XVI. In his 2024 memoir, “Life: My Story Through History,” Francis recounted how he first learned about Benedict’s resignation, the first in 600 ...
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What happens to leadership of Catholic Church when pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
Canon law requires a papal resignation to be “freely and properly manifested” — as was the case when Benedict announced his resignation in 2013.In 1965, Pope Paul VI wrote letters to the ...