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Pontiffs and presidents: White House-Vatican relationship stretches a century, including fighting communism
The White House and Vatican have had a relationship stretching back to at least 1919, and includes Pope John Paul II and ...
Argentines bid poignant farewell to countryman Pope Francis at Vatican
Argentine Marcelo Bruno jumped into a car early on Thursday and set off on the long drive to Rome from Syracuse on the island ...
The Latest: Francis is remembered as a ‘pope among the people’ as he is laid to rest
VATICAN CITY — As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being ...
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16 potential successors to Pope Francis; Myanmar and Philippines' candidates are the listed ones from Asia
Archbishop of Yangon and Luis Antonio Tagle (Philippines), 67, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manila, are among the favourites for the revered post.
Who could be the next pope? Some possible candidates
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Vatican confirms Pope Francis died of stroke, irreversible heart failure
Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and ...
Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...
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An esoteric Muslim Vatican could become the world’s next country
If created, the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order would swipe the title from Vatican City as the world’s smallest country ... state could level a case of human rights abuses against Damascus.