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Pope's frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered Gaza
In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...
Who Takes Over When Pope Dies? Catholic Church Hierarchy Explained
A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...
Key terms to know as the Catholic Church mourns Pope Francis, elects new pope
Discover the meaning behind conclave, Camerlengo and more terms used as the Catholic Church prepares for a new leader ...
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Francis, the First Latin American Pope, Dies at 88
Pope Francis passed away after leading the Roman Catholic Church for 12 ... signaled a dramatic change underway inside the Vatican. Francis took over the church at a moment of crisis.
Long Island Catholic priests to attend Pope Francis' funeral
The Rev. Michael Duffy and the Rev. Rev. Michael Bartholomew are among the many who will be in Vatican City for the papal ...
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Pope Francis, everyman leader of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88
Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman ... summoned to Rome to prepare for the secret conclave inside the Sistine Chapel to choose the next pontiff ...
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How Pope Francis made history and reshaped the church in his 12-year papacy
For more perspective on the life and legacy of Pope Francis, Amna Nawaz spoke with Rev. Thomas Reese, a senior analyst for Religion News Service and author of “Inside the Vatican: The Politics and ...
The Washington Post4d
At nation’s largest Catholic Church, honoring ‘the pope of the people’
David Ng held back tears as he approached the stone steps of North America’s largest Roman Catholic Church ... the warm glow of candles, paused inside the church to find the words to adequately ...
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Kangemi Catholic Church, where the Pope spent two hours in 2015
Pope Francis mingles with children inside a paddocked space set aside ... he was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. According to the Parish Catholic Men Association ...
CBS News4d
What happens next after Pope Francis' death?
Pope Francis died Monday after 12 years as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church ... a gathering of the Church's current 135 Cardinal Electors who are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel to ...
NJ.com4d
What is a conclave? What you need to know about how the Catholic Church selects popes
This process is called a conclave, and it is how the Roman Catholic Church chooses its next pope ... This select group of cardinals are locked inside the Sistine Chapel, cut off from all ...
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Key terms to know as the Catholic Church mourns Pope Francis, elects new pope
In the Roman Catholic Church, a conclave refers to the private meeting where cardinals elect a new pope. During a conclave, cardinals are literally locked inside the Sistine Chapel until they make ...