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Incense, bells and Swiss guards: The procession bringing Pope Francis to lie in state
Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers brought the late pontiff ...
Staunchly Catholic Philippines begins period of mourning for Pope Francis
The Philippines began a period of national mourning for Pope Francis on Wednesday, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ...
Pope Francis had a troubled course on dealing with clergy sexual abuse
Pope Francis had a learning curve on clergy sexual abuse, with the turning point coming in 2018. Few people could have ...
Books of condolence open for Pope Francis in Northern Ireland
A book of condolences will be opened at Belfast City Hall following the death of Pope Francis. Members of the public will be ...
In South America, Pope Francis' allies hope his reforms will endure
Argentine priest Guillermo Marcó, a close ally to Pope Francis and his spokesman for years when he was archbishop of Buenos ...
The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fix
Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.
How Francis broke a church taboo with LGBTQ+ outreach
Francis never changed church doctrine on homosexuality or budged on the question of marriage. But he offered a revolutionary ...
‘Who am I to judge?’ How Pope shifted Catholic Church’s relationship with the LGBTQ+ community
Pope Francis was a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church’s conservatives and sometimes strayed from traditional views. Dignity USA Executive Director Marianne Duddy-Burke and professor of American ...