How Francis Challenged and Embraced Africa’s Rising Catholic Population
When Pope Francis presided over a Mass that incorporated elements of Congolese tradition in St. Peter’s Basilica in 2019, it ...
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Gen Z’s Trump gender gap and Pope Francis’ simple tomb: Weekend Rundown
The split between men and women is one of the starkest divisions in American politics right now — and that ...
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From pilgrims to presidents, the world mourns Pope Francis
Outside the Basilica of St. Mary Major, a smaller venue where Pope Francis is to be laid to rest, a ...
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Southern California’s Catholic leaders reflect on Pope Francis
Three years ago, on the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ papacy, I wrote a story describing the humble Jesuit-born Jorge ...
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Archbishop Gomez, you still have time. Follow Pope Francis’ example
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez and the late Pope Francis assumed their positions two years apart. Both were pioneering ...
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The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fix todayheadline
Even on his deathbed, Pope Francis didn’t pause from pursuing a dogged campaign that distinguished his reign: reforming the Vatican’s ...
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Pope Francis’ funeral is set for Saturday.
Pope Francis’ funeral will be held Saturday in St. Peter’s Square, marking the beginning of a highly choreographed process to ...
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JD Vance was one of the last leaders to meet with Pope Francis
WASHINGTON -- One of Pope Francis' final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited ...
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Pope Francis created a ‘seismic shift’ toward acceptance, LGBTQ Catholics say
In July 2013, Pope Francis posed a question that marked a radical shift in the Catholic Church’s treatment of gay ...
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Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Candidates to Succeed Francis.
Guesses about who will be the next Roman Catholic pope often prove inaccurate. Before the selection of Pope Francis in ...
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