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How U.S. Catholics see the role of the Church and the pope in their lives — CBS News poll
The pope is, for a majority of U.S. Catholics, equally important in their connection to the Church as their local priest and ...
Catholic Church's direction in the balance as conclave looms
Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...
The Church Is More Global Than Ever. What Does That Mean for the Next Pope?
“It’s the natural journey of the church,” said Cardinal Beniamino Stella, an Italian who was once a power player in the ...
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Final Mass before new pope election
Cardinals entered St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to celebrate a final Mass before the conclave to elect the next pope. The ...
How Pope Francis shaped the papal conclave to reflect a changing church
For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...
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A pope of the Americas: What Francis meant to 2 continents
European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...
Who wears purple in the Catholic church?
While the cardinals are known to wear their scarlet red attire, some individuals involved in conclave proceedings were seen ...
Could Cardinal Robert Prevost, originally from Chicago, become first American pope?
Never in the history of the Roman Catholic Church has there been an American pope, but now, one name has been coming up as a ...