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Pope’s death receives muted official response in China, which has a tense relationship with the Vatican
As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – ...
AP PHOTOS: First images of Pope Francis released
The Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state praying over ...
What will Pope Francis’s legacy be? It depends on what comes next.
A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...
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Pope's body to be moved to St Peter's basilica on Wednesday, Vatican says
Cardinals were meeting at the Vatican on Tuesday morning for the first time since Pope Francis' death to discuss details of ...
Pope Francis' Conservative Critics Had a Unique Way to Oppose Him: a Retired Pontiff
Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...
Pope Francis's many critics included a one-time aide and the Vatican's ex-ambassador to the US
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two ...
Photos: Prayers, tears as Catholics around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis
After his last appearance on Easter Sunday at the Vatican, Pope Francis passed early Monday morning of heart failure after ...
‘An everyman’: Pope Francis remembered as 'The people's pope'
The Vatican website announced the death of Pope Francis today. The 88-year-old pontiff passed away early this morning just ...