As 135 cardinals meet in Rome to decide the next pope, questions about the legacy of the last one will loom large over their ...

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Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

World leaders, cardinals and at least 250,000 of the faithful gathered in the Vatican on Saturday morning to bid farewell to ...

The 132 cardinals tasked with selecting the next pope are all in Rome, with the conclave set to begin on Wednesday. Here's ...

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Francis opted for burial in Santa Maria Maggiore, located in Rome's most multi-cultural neighbouhood. No pope has been laid ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan was among thousands of people who visited the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday, one day after ...

Video shows Pope Francis’ tomb inside Rome’s St. Mary Major’s Basilica where he was laid to rest Roman Catholic faithful ...