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Touched by Pope Francis: An artist, an ailing baby reflect big impact in small moments
Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...
How Francis, a Progressive Pope, Catalyzed the Catholic Right in the U.S.
His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.
What is the Holy Door in the Vatican, which Pope Francis became first to leave open?
The late Pope Francis continued his legacy as an open-armed trailblazer by opening the sacred portal of the Vatican and dying ...
Pope Francis, who sought a more pastoral church, laid to rest in a majestic ceremony
Vatican City • In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday ...
10 US cardinals among those selecting Pope Francis’ successor
Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.
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Conclave is opportunity to ‘open ourselves to the Spirit,’ says papal nuncio to United States
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’s legacy and the evangelizing ...
My Selfie With Francis: The Digital Legacy of an Approachable Pope
Many of the Catholics he counseled were much younger, but he made a habit of trying to meet them where they were.
Trump pays his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him, meets Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump on Saturday was among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending the funeral of Pope Francis, where he paid his respects to the Roman Catholic leader who ...