What Happens When a Pope Dies?
When a pope dies, after the camerlengo certifies the passing, the pope's ring is removed and destroyed to mark the end of his ...
From sealed rooms to a broken ring: What happens when a Pope passes away or steps down?
Pope Francis, 88, remains in hospital battling double pneumonia, with his condition described as "critical" by the Vatican.
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 ...
Pope Francis health: How the papal funeral will be different this time
The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...
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Pope rejecting hand kissing from worshippers: a “simple question of hygiene”
The papal ring, worn on the third finger of the right hand, may be the most powerful symbol of a pontiff's authority. Kissing it - a tradition thought to date back hundreds of years - is ...