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Crowds gather for Pope Francis’ funeral Mass at the Vatican
Mourners are gathering in Vatican City and lining the streets of Rome to give a final send-off to Pope Francis, who will be ...
In a packed Newark mass, Cardinal Tobin recalls his friend Pope Francis
Mourners for Pope Francis flocked to the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on Tuesday night for a mass given ...
Priest says US Catholic community 'busy, in a good way' as stats show massive wave of young adults converting
Priests and new converts to the Roman Catholic Church cited numerous reasons for why young Americans in their 20s and 30s are joining the faith after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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After Easter Vigil, new Catholics reflect on the next chapter of their faith journeys
Karl D. Bar-Lev, a retired U.S. Navy veteran who served for 17 years, also entered the Church at the Easter Vigil. Raised in ...
What do people want from the next pope? American Catholics are divided
A 2024 Pew Research study found that a majority of U.S. Catholics believe women should be allowed to become priests (64%) and ...
What happens next after Pope Francis’ death? How the Catholic Church will pick a successor
Cardinals from around the world must gather for the conclave in which Francis’ successor is selected. It typically takes ...
How Francis, a Progressive Pope, Catalyzed the Catholic Right in the U.S.
His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.
Pope Francis dies at 88, was charismatic leader who moved to modernize Catholic Church
Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...
Special mass held at Quebec basilica where Pope Francis visited on 'pilgrimage of penance'
More than 100 people gathered at the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec to honour the late Pope Francis. Nearly three ...