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The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fix
Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.
Cardinals prepare to battle over the future direction of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...
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 ...
'He embraced all people': California mourns a pope who shared their values, brought excitement to church
The death of Pope Francis reverberated around California on Monday, with his message of tolerance and advocacy for immigrants ...
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Catholic community in Los Angeles react to Pope Francis’ passing
A saddened Archbishop Gomez spoke of missing his friend, Pope Francis, who gave Gomez a team of bishops to help with the ...
‘A church that listens’: Charlotte bishop, local parishioners remember Pope Francis
“It was a shock. My wife was listening to the radio and she said she thought the Pope had died,” parishioner Pat McLaughlin ...
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First Easter since Baltimore-area Catholic parishes merged, church buildings closed
Sunday marked the first Easter since the Archdiocese of Baltimore's Seek the City to Come plan went into effect ...
How a New Pope Is Chosen—and Who It Could Be
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis was elected Pope in 2013 after his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI became the first Pope to resign in about 600 years. Francis, chosen as TIME’ ...