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While Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Church Runs on Autopilot

✇NYT - World
By: Elisabetta Povoledo
The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

© Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.
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While Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Church Runs on Autopilot

✇NYT - Home Page
By: Elisabetta Povoledo
The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot.

© Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. The service was held by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in Pope Leo’s absence, and included special prayers for the pontiff’s health.
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