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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Pope John Paul II’s visit in 1979
Rumors began to circulate in June 1979 that Pope John Paul II might travel to Chicago, which was then home to 2.4 million ...
Who are the contenders to be pope? They include a street priest, a missionary and a Lutheran convert
There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...
South Philadelphia priest who introduced Pope Leo XIV to Rome says new pontiff is "just a great guy"
South Philadelphia pastor Rev. Paul Galetto once lived with Pope Leo XIV at a home for the Augustinian order in the city of ...
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This Question Shook John Paul II — Now Another Man Must Answer Christ’s Summons
COMMENTARY: The greatest pre-conclave homily was preached by St. John Paul II in 1978, on the Gospel where Christ asks Peter ...
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How The Pope Francis Years Revealed Dark Sides Of John Paul II’s Legacy In His Native Poland
Pope Francis had a remarkable impact on the Vatican. In Poland, the last Catholic stronghold of Europe, Francis took action, ...
A priest's perspective of the 2025 papal conclave
The College of Cardinals will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel’s Apostolic Palace today until white smoke billows above Vatican City. This indicates that the 133 Cardinals, under age 80, ...
How long before the new pope is announced? Here's timing and what to expect
A new pope has officially been elected as white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St ...
Meet Pope Leo XIV
Yet the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel chose Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, as the 267th pope of the ...
Who Could Be the Next Pope?
Who Leads the Catholic Church Between Popes?Several names have emerged from this week’s consultations in the Vatican as ...
What does the papal name Leo mean? The history behind the new pope’s name.
When Cardinal Robert Prevost appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, he was introduced by the name Leo XIV. The ...
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Who are the contenders to be pope? They include a street priest, a missionary and a Lutheran convert
After St. John Paul II broke the ... to allow married priests in the Amazon to address a shortage there. Some alleged that Sarah manipulated Benedict into lending the retired pope’s name and ...