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Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
The Latest: Catholic cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect new pope
More than 130 Catholic cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the ...
Indigenous Catholics hope the next pope shares Francis’ approach to Native people
What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...
What Will the New Pope Do About the Latin Mass?
In Detroit, traditionalist Catholics were bracing for a crackdown. The promise of change in Rome offers them a sliver of hope ...
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Altar-serving tradition is dying out as families choose sport over mass
Picture: Getty Fewer children are becoming altar servers in the Catholic Church, with clergy blaming the Covid pandemic and changes in modern lifestyles as parents choose sport over mass.
AP PHOTOS: Indigenous deacon in Mexico echoes late pope’s call to defend rights and Mother Earth
At a recent service in the remote southern Mexican community of Simojovel, Catholic and Mayan symbols mingled at the altar as ...
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Praying for the Dead, Cardinal Says During Homily for Papal Novendiales Mass, Is ‘the Greatest Work of Charity’
Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime incenses the altar at the eighth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis in ... 2025 Pope Francis desired that consecrated Catholic men and women possess “a heart ...
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Pope Francis’ funeral: A global farewell to a humble shepherd
Under the bright Roman sun and amid crowds extending down the Via della Conciliazione, the funeral Mass unfolded within the ...