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How White Sox Fan 'Bob' Beat The Odds To Become First US Pope
He was known just as Bob, a White Sox fan from the South Side of Chicago. Now a mild-mannered cardinal with a minimal social media footprint has become the first American pope in history.
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Robert Prevost: 10 Things To Know About Pope Leo XIV
Robert Francis Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, has been elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church.
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Trump Wants To Be Pope: "That Would Be My Number One Choice"
He is the US President, and given a chance, he would love to be the next Pope too. A week after attending Pope Francis's funeral at the Vatican, Donald Trump said becoming the next leader of the Catholic Church would be "his number one choice."
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Cardinals' Conclave To Elect New Pope To Begin May 7: Vatican
Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from May 7, a senior Vatican source said on Monday.
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Opinion | Is The Vatican Ready For A Black Pope?
Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely. Names like Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana or Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of South Africa have featured in papal speculation for yea
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Diplomacy Likely To Trump Geography In Choice Of New Pope
A non-European pope would make sense, given that Catholicism is growing in Africa and Asia, while church attendance is dropping in Europe.
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Pope Francis Buried Inside His Favourite Rome Church
Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday.
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Updates: Pope Francis Buried Inside His Favourite Rome Church
Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on April 21 due to a stroke, weeks after he returned home after battling double pneumonia.
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Despite Doctor's Advice To Rest, Pope Francis Kept Working Right To The End
After spending more than five weeks in hospital for a bout of double pneumonia, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months' rest - but the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics kept working right to the end.
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All You Need To Know About The Vatican: World's Smallest State
The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem in Latin and supreme leader -- the pope.
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Vatican Postpones Sainthood For "God's Influencer" After Pope's Death
Sunday's scheduled canonisation of the Catholic Church's first millennial saint has been postponed to a later date after the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican said on Monday.
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Pope Francis Had Requested For Simplified Funeral Rites: Report
Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, had requested that his funeral rites be simplified and "focused on expressing the faith of the Church in the Risen Body of Christ".
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Pope Francis, Leader Of 1.4 Billion Catholics, Dies At 88 On Easter Monday
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 after a prolonged illness, the Vatican announced on Monday. The pontiff, who was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, became pope in 2013 after his predecessor, Benedict XVI, resigned.
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Pope Puts Spain's Sagrada Familia's Architect Antoni Gaudi On Path To Sainthood
The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said Monday.
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Pope Francis Signals He Will Continue, Starts Process For Catholic Reforms
Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, in a sign the 88-year-old pontiff plans to continue on as pope despite his ongoing battle with double pneumonia.
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How White Sox Fan 'Bob' Beat The Odds To Become First US Pope
He was known just as Bob, a White Sox fan from the South Side of Chicago. Now a mild-mannered cardinal with a minimal social media footprint has become the first American pope in history.
-
Robert Prevost: 10 Things To Know About Pope Leo XIV
Robert Francis Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, has been elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church.
-
Trump Wants To Be Pope: "That Would Be My Number One Choice"
He is the US President, and given a chance, he would love to be the next Pope too. A week after attending Pope Francis's funeral at the Vatican, Donald Trump said becoming the next leader of the Catholic Church would be "his number one choice."
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Cardinals' Conclave To Elect New Pope To Begin May 7: Vatican
Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from May 7, a senior Vatican source said on Monday.
-
Opinion | Is The Vatican Ready For A Black Pope?
Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely. Names like Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana or Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of South Africa have featured in papal speculation for yea
-
Diplomacy Likely To Trump Geography In Choice Of New Pope
A non-European pope would make sense, given that Catholicism is growing in Africa and Asia, while church attendance is dropping in Europe.
-
Pope Francis Buried Inside His Favourite Rome Church
Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday.
-
Updates: Pope Francis Buried Inside His Favourite Rome Church
Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on April 21 due to a stroke, weeks after he returned home after battling double pneumonia.
-
Despite Doctor's Advice To Rest, Pope Francis Kept Working Right To The End
After spending more than five weeks in hospital for a bout of double pneumonia, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months' rest - but the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics kept working right to the end.
-
All You Need To Know About The Vatican: World's Smallest State
The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem in Latin and supreme leader -- the pope.
-
Vatican Postpones Sainthood For "God's Influencer" After Pope's Death
Sunday's scheduled canonisation of the Catholic Church's first millennial saint has been postponed to a later date after the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican said on Monday.
-
Pope Francis Had Requested For Simplified Funeral Rites: Report
Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, had requested that his funeral rites be simplified and "focused on expressing the faith of the Church in the Risen Body of Christ".
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Pope Francis, Leader Of 1.4 Billion Catholics, Dies At 88 On Easter Monday
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 after a prolonged illness, the Vatican announced on Monday. The pontiff, who was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, became pope in 2013 after his predecessor, Benedict XVI, resigned.
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Pope Puts Spain's Sagrada Familia's Architect Antoni Gaudi On Path To Sainthood
The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica, nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said Monday.
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Pope Francis Signals He Will Continue, Starts Process For Catholic Reforms
Pope Francis approved a new three-year process to consider reforms for the global Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, in a sign the 88-year-old pontiff plans to continue on as pope despite his ongoing battle with double pneumonia.
