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Remembering Pope Francis, for 12 years head of the Catholic church and proprietor in trust of the Vatican's library and art collections
The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...
The pope’s funeral was perfect, and perfectly flawed
The funeral of Pope Francis captures a fundamental visual and ideological tension within Catholicism.
Chua-Eoan: A conclave to test Pope Francis’s legacy
Before he became Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a devotee of La Virgen Desatanudos — Mary the untier of ...
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Conclave will test Pope Francis’ legacy
His public persona may have been the humble and patient father figure, but Francis spent his 12 years as pope reorganizing the Vatican bureaucracy — the Roman curia — with more than a touch of ...
Only Royal Family ceremonies can match the endless intrigue of papal funerals
Pope Francis chose a life of unworldly simplicity, but in death he has unwittingly brought the glittering circus of global ...
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I've visited 89 countries and hundreds of cities. My favorite place is an underrated European gem that outshines Paris and London.
It's also known for its Gothic and baroque architecture and beautiful catholic churches. Salzburg is also famous because parts of "The Sound of Music" were filmed there. In the 1965 film ...
Opinion
Comment: Conclave result will test Francis’ reforms, legacy
The test of these changes. — some of which were only finalized three years ago — will come in the closed-door power brokering that goes on around the conclave, which will elect a new pope. The process ...