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New pope led Order of St. Augustine dedicated to the poor and service
Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic ...
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Pope Leo XIV to church authority: 'Make oneself small' to glorify Christ
During Mass for cardinals, Scripture was read in both English and Spanish — a nod to the new pope's missionary work in both ...
Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − but Francis made reforms that set the stage for larger changes
Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...
Who Will Be the Next Pope? A Visual Guide to the Conclave
Some 133 cardinals of the Catholic Church casted their votes for a successor to Pope Francis. Get to know the key players and ...
Pope Leo XIV: Robert Prevost, an American, is the new head of the Catholic Church
For the first time, an American will lead the Catholic Church. On Thursday, the Vatican revealed that Cardinal Robert Prevost ...
Here are 7 key issues dividing the Roman Catholic Church.
The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the ...
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 ...
Even with Pope Leo XIV in place, US Catholics stand ‘at a crossroads’
Over the course of a day and a half, the more than 130 members of the College of Cardinals had come to a decision on who ...
Catholic faithful visit tomb of Pope Francis
Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary ...
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Catholic faithful pay respects to Pope Francis as his tomb opens to the public in Rome basilica
VATICAN CITY — (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting ... regularly this week ahead of the conclave as they start to ...
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Breakpoint: The passing of Pope Francis and the future of the Roman Church
On Monday, April 21, Pope Francis I died in Vatican City in Rome. On Easter, in defiance of medical advice, he gave a public speech before meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Though his ...