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Pope Francis' Latin American roots opened a new door in the Catholic Church
When elected to the papacy, Pope Francis became the ... that now awaits the next pope. Brazil has the largest Catholic ...
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As the first Latin American pope, Francis shifted the Catholic Church's center
When Pope Francis stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time back in 2013, he told the crowds below ...
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Pope Francis Leaves a Church That’s More Global—and More Divided
ROME—Pope ... Church into an institution that reflects the unruly diversity of its global flock. His successor will have to ...
Pope Will Lie in State for Three Days Before Funeral on Saturday
President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...
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Pope Francis pulled the Catholic Church into the 21st century
Pope Francis is ... by prelates picked by Francis himself — many of them, like him, from Africa, Asia or South America. Francis was something new and, for the church, badly needed — a man ...
Why Pope Francis isn’t being buried in the Vatican
Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...