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Who's in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern? The pope

Posted 10/13/26

The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and norms to transfer papal power if a pope dies or resigns. But none of them apply when he is sick or even unconscious. Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery …

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