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As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.
Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.
About 250,000 mourners in Vatican City fell into hushed silence on Saturday morning as the funeral for Pope Francis began.
Catholic teenagers reclaim the figure of the Argentine and await a new Pontiff with whom they also "connect". "Many young ...
The Countess took her hands into a prayer once again and added, “I love you,” seemingly speaking to the late Pope Francis, who died of a stroke and irreversible cardiovascular arrest last month.
The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, who died on April 21, with his funeral ...
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and ...
A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...
Cardinals from all over the world are poised to elect a successor to Pope Francis at the conclave that begins Wednesday. But ...
They don't have a vote in the election of a pope, but nearly 900 superiors of the world's female religious orders gathered in ...