The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of his predecessors had done before.
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The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is sick
The faithful continue to gather at St. Peter's Square and churches around Rome to pray for the health of the pontiff.
As Pope Francis remains in critical condition fighting a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia, world and interfaith leaders are offering well wishes and prayers for the recovery of the Argentine pontiff.
Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all over the world who are personally chosen by the pope. They are recognizable by their red vestments and they elect a new pope when the time comes.
In the District, crowds have been gathering at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to pray for Pope Francis as he battles double pneumonia.
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held his title for 12 years. What to know about the Jesuit.
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before.
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