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What happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious? Nothing.
The Vatican has governance norms when a pope resigns or dies, but none of those regulations apply to a sick, unconscious or hospitalized pope.
Martin Scorsese gives Pope Francis a copy of the “Our Father: written in Osage, from Scorsese’s new movie “Killers of the Flower Moon.” (Photo courtesy of Michael Murphy)
Arts & CultureIdeas
A look inside the Vatican meeting that brought Pope Francis and Martin Scorsese together
What happens when 70 artists and writers come together to discuss the Catholic imagination?
hands hold a broken eucharist host
FaithFaith and Reason
Corpus Christi reminds us: a different kind of politics won’t heal our divisions. Only the Eucharist can.
The Eucharist as the sacrament of unity constitutes the church not as just another social body, but as mystical and universal in its orientation toward the kingdom of God.
green leaf flowers
FaithScripture Reflections
Looking for the trinitarian patterns in our own lives
A Reflection for Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes
Pope Francis in wheelchair greeting hospital staff at Gemelli hospital.
FaithPodcasts
Podcast: What we know about Pope Francis’ hospitalization and hernia surgery
On “Inside the Vatican” this week, hosts Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss the pope's recent hospitalization to undergo surgery for a hernia causing intestinal blockage.
FaithVatican Dispatch
‘Do not be afraid, we are with you!’: Four kids in children’s hospital send Pope Francis a get-well card
Four children from Bambino Gesú Children’s Hospital in Rome sent a colorful drawing to the pope, depicting him in a hospital bed, with the message, “Do not be afraid, we are with you!”
The Eucharist rests on a paten at the altar in the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington, Del., May 27, 2021.
FaithThe Good Word
The Eucharist is not an action or object. It is a person.
A Homily for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, by Father Terrance Klein
FaithVatican Dispatch
Surgeon: Pope Francis is ‘alert’ and cracking jokes after hernia operation
“Pope Francis is alert and conscious and [sends] thanks for the many messages of closeness and prayers that have reached him immediately,” said Dr. Sergio Alfieri.
The WordSolemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
What Happens When Our Spiritual Appetite Withers? Not Much.

For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. (Jn 6:51)

Catholic priests sit at tables for meeting
FaithShort Take
Will the US bishops discuss Catholics’ top priorities at their June meeting?
The U.S. Catholic bishops are meeting in Orlando, Florida, next week for three days of prayer and business. If you were asked by your local bishop what topics they should discuss, what would you suggest?