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What to expect from the conclave that will choose Pope Francis' successor
The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.
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 ...
Taiwan on edge after Pope Francis's death, closely watching Vatican-China relations
The Holy See remains Taiwan’s only European ally, even as the Catholic Church deepens historic diplomatic and religious ...
How Pope Francis united a once-skeptical Church with climate action
Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...
Pope Francis once said, 'I like to think of hell as being empty'?
I like to think of hell as empty. I hope it is.” Rating: Correct Attribution (About this rating?) Pope Francis, the first ...
Mourners Bid Solemn Farewell to Pope Francis
More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...
Pope Francis leaves a legacy as a Catholic Church reformer
The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...
Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit?
The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and ...
Crowds line up to visit Pope Francis’ tomb in Rome as his last resting place opens to the public
Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...
Pope Francis, groundbreaking leader of Catholic Church, dies at age 88
Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...
Trump and Biden sit rows apart, president meets with Zelensky: Pope Francis funeral takeaways
The farewell to Francis brought together many figures in domestic and international politics, and included a high-profile ...
Sunday - Live from St Peter's Square in Rome: Pope Francis’ funeral and UK’s most senior Catholic on the future of the church - BBC Sounds
Live from St Peter's Square in Rome: Pope Francis’ funeral and UK’s most senior Catholic on the future of the church ...