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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 ...
Pope Francis, voice for the poor who transformed the Catholic Church, dies on Easter Monday
Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, has died on Easter Monday, ...
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 ...
Who Takes Over When Pope Dies? Catholic Church Hierarchy Explained
A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...
As Catholic Church Enters New Era, Conservative U.S. Members Push It Right
Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.
St. Thomas More Catholic church closing on SW Side; money raised for Greenstone Church in Pullman
In the Pullman neighborhood, enough money has been raised to keep a church afloat, but for parishioners at a Catholic church on the Southwest Side, this will be the last Easter Sunday service before ...
Raging fire engulfs NYC Catholic church less than 24 hours before Easter Sunday mass: FDNY
The flames broke out at Saint Edmund Church of the Holy Trinity Parish at 204-25 Rockaway Point Boulevard just before 2 p.m.
Saint Edmund Church in Queens badly damaged by fire a day before Easter
Easter Sunday services will not go on as planned at Saint Edmund Church in Queens, following a fire on Saturday afternoon.