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Francis celebrated as ‘pope among the people’ in Vatican funeral attended by massive crowd
The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, where throngs of ...
Leo XIV, elevated by Francis, becomes first American pope
The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a ...
World leaders and mourners of the Catholic faith gather in Vatican City for Pope Francis' funeral
Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...
Cardinals mull Pope Francis' replacement as Vatican preps for conclave, fireworks expert tests "holy smoke"
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...
The Latest: Cardinals vote in the Vatican for a second day to elect a new pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new pontiff has been chosen after the second or third ballots.
Kansas City Catholics react with hope after first American pope elected
Kansas City Catholics expressed excitement and unity following the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope.
This spiritual son of Francis could be the bridge a broken world needs
And for the first time in 2000 years of Catholic tradition, an American was stepping onto the balcony above us, bathed in the ...
Area priests convoke as conclave begins in the Vatican City
I think that one of the principal challenges that the new pope will have is that we live in a world that’s increasingly ...