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What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
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Who is in charge when a pope is hospitalized or becomes incapacitated?
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Vatican reports Pope Francis, still in critical condition with pneumonia and renal failure, had a good night
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Live updates: Peaceful night for Pope Francis, Vatican reports Monday morning
Vatican work continues apace even with Pope Francis in hospital
While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, continues apace. Although certain doctrinal matters require the pope's direct attention,
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Pope Francis appoints an Italian nun as the first woman governor of Vatican City
Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named president of the Vatican City State, the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church
Headstrong Francis Put the Church Above His Health, Vatican Observers Say
Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially worked himself into the hospital.
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Vatican: Pope Francis battles pneumonia, lung infection, early kidney failure but remains alert as prayers pour in
ROME—Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection.
Another woman takes over a top job at the Vatican, this time running the city state administration
ROME — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican : Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church.