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Reader trip to Portugal and Spain features funiculars, fun, fabulous food
Trendy Portugal is trending for a reason, and Basque Country in northern Spain is as fascinating as it is beautiful ...
The pope of my childhood
For college students like me, Pope Francis was the first pope we have vivid, lived memories of, as college Seniors were ...
Under a basilica’s splendor, thousands gather for a final glimpse of a pope who led a simple life
The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...
A Farewell to Pope Francis
The funeral of Pope Francis, which will be held on Saturday, April 26 at 10 AM in the Vatican, as decided by the first ...
How Pope Francis’ progressive legacy changed the church
Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Obit Pope Francis Global Reaction
Faithful hold candles during a Mass honoring the late Pope Francis under a highway bridge in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood ...
This former Texas bishop is now leading the Vatican... for now
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo of the Catholic Church, previously served as the Bishop of Dallas before being ...
Francis: The ‘outsider’ pope who faced fierce resistance to his reforms
Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more ...
What happens next after Francis’ death? How the Catholic Church will pick a successor
The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff.