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What happens if a pope resigns?

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.

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What happens if Pope Francis resigns or becomes incapacitated?

Despite his hospital stay, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church. But what if his health continues to decline?

Greek Reporter · 5d

Will Pope Francis Resign and Who are His Potential Successors?

Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?

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Pope Francis' condition improves, but speculation remains. Who could be the next pope?

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

The New York Times · 1d

Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of transition.

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Like his predecessors, pope wrote resignation letter in case of impairment

And the postulator of St. John Paul II's sainthood cause, Msgr. Slawomir Oder, in 2010 published the letters Pope John Paul ...

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Pope penned resignation letter in 2013: report

Pope Francis revealed during a 2022 interview that he signed a letter of resignation to be used in case of health issues ...

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Pope Francis plans cardinal meeting amid health concerns

Pope Francis intends to convene a consistory, a cardinal meeting, at the Vatican. There would be nothing unusual about this, ...

What is a conclave? The secret process that determines who will be the next pope

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

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Pope Francis cared deeply for the poor, opened up Catholic Church

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

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Resignation ‘possible’ as Pope marks one week in hospital with pneumonia

Some of Pope Francis’ cardinals have responded to the obvious question — will he resign? — as he continues fighting pneumonia ...

Why did Pope Benedict XVI become first pontiff in 600 years to resign?

Pope Benedict XVI ’s resignation in 2013 marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church, making him the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to step down (the last was Gregory XII in 1415).

Italian cardinal, a former high Vatican official, says ailing Pope Francis could resign

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the former head of the Vatican’s department of cultural affairs, raised the possibility of ...

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