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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first American pope of the Catholic Church. What to know about Pope Leo XIV.
(RNS) — Despite the unresolved issues that many Catholics know are long overdue, Francis achieved far more for marginalized people than any modern pope. (RNS) — The world is saddened by the ...
Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of his funeral.
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Sixteen days after the reign of Pope Francis ended with his death on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church is looking to the future. The papal conclave got underway Wednesday afternoon in Rome ...
After a week of global mourning for Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at age 88, was laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. The service marked a poignant moment in Catholic ...
Pope Francis Laid to Rest in Striking Service as Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Prince William Look On
The streets of Rome were packed with hundreds of thousands of mourners on Saturday, as the casket of Pope Francis proceeded through the city. The journey followed an open-air funeral ceremony at ...
Pope Francis made a lasting impact during his 2015 visit to the United States, visiting Washington D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. A girl named Gianna Masciantonio, who was battling a brain ...
The clerk’s office discovered a Declaration of Intention form signed by Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather, the first step in becoming a U.S. citizen.