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Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − but Francis made reforms that set the stage for larger changes
Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church; he will be ...
INTERNATIONAL VIEW - New pope heads a vibrant Catholic Church, but most growth now outside Europe
Pope Leo XIV's church is growing steadily, but its believers are no longer concentrated on the continent where it was born.
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The Catholic Church has elected the first American pope to succeed Francis. Here's who he is.
Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...
This conclave must rescue the Catholic Church from Francis’s legacy
Pope Francis did not act as a steward of that faith, but as an improviser. Under his pontificate, clarity was displaced by ...
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Who Will Be the Next Pope? Here Are Some Possible Contenders.
Pope Francis had long urged the Catholic Church to “go to the peripheries,” meaning communities in Africa and Asia, where the church also is the most vibrant. One persistent question has ...
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Pope Francis drew inspiration from Latin American church and its martyrs – leaving a legacy for Pope Leo
Francis’ papacy honored Latin American Catholics killed for their social justice work, a theologian explains – and Leo may ...