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Swiss Guards accompany the pallbearers with the wooden coffin of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 23, 2025, during the translatio — the solemn ...
Swiss Guards accompany the pallbearers with the wooden coffin of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 23, 2025, during the translatio — the solemn ...
(Photo: Getty/iStock) Although the deliberations that result in the selection of a new pope are shrouded in secrecy, the actual process is quite well known. ...
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In the Roman Catholic Church, it was called the “Francis effect,” a feeling that the arrival of the more inclusive Pope Francis in 2013 would invigorate the faith and get people back in the ...
A lot of unusual terms and Latin words will be thrown around in the coming days as the Vatican picks a new pope. Here's what they mean. WASHINGTON — A change in popes — ...
Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis's funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend ahead of a conclave next month to elect a new head of the Roman Catholic ...
Curious what happens to the power vacuum at the top of the Catholic Church once the pope dies?The 2024 Oscar-winning film Conclave deals with that exact scenario. If you’re looking for a ...
Leaders of the German government on Monday mourned Pope Francis’ death, hailing him as an “advocate for the weak” and a “sign of hope.”“With the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic ...