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Papal Conclave Won’t Fit Into the American Political Framework
The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone ...
All eyes turn to conclave as Pope Francis tomb opens to public
With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...
Conclave politics begin with the question: Continue Pope Francis' radical legacy or change course?
Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor.
After Francis, What Now for the Catholic Church?
The death of Pope Francis, about whom there is no shortage of opinions, is not just a seminal moment for the world’s 1.4 ...
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Why is there so much Asia in the upcoming conclave?
The College of Cardinals Francis created reflects the world more than the Catholic Church, or rather, it reflects her ...
Some 200,000 Catholic youth flock to St. Peter's to mourn Pope Francis
Hundreds of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a day after Pope Francis' funeral, for another ceremony to ...
‘Conclave’: A Vatican insider and a Catholic author on Hollywood vs. reality
When the cardinals of the Catholic Church gather to choose the next pope, how close to the movie "Conclave" will it be?
Africa was vital to Francis’s papacy — and will shape the church’s future
One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...