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What Does the Pope Do? Bishop of Rome Doesn't Just Run the Catholic Church
With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.
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 ...
How will the next pope change the Catholic Church?
To become the next pope, the candidate must receive at least two-thirds of the vote from those cardinals who are under age 80 ...
Who Leads the Catholic Church Between Popes?
Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.
As conclave looms, major Catholic nations may be passed over again
Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...
Biloxi Catholic Diocese honors Pope Francis with special Mass
As Catholics around the world continue mourning the loss of Pope Francis, the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi held a special mass ...
Interfaith leaders, former Catholic school students reflect on Pope Francis' 2015 visit to New York City
New Yorkers who had a chance to meet Pope Francis during his visit to the city in 2015 are reflecting on their memories with ...
Pope Francis saw church as a ‘field hospital’ for displaced, marginalized, South Florida archbishop says
South Florida joins in the mourning for Pope Francis, the 88-year-old pontiff who was born in Argentina and was the first ...