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Christian organization long plagued by allegations of child sex abuse faces another lawsuit
A missionary is accused of abusing a girl for years while serving in Indonesia for Ethnos360, a religious nonprofit group.
A tale of two leaders: Pope Francis and Trump
President Trump has embraced power and the powerful — and many Americans have followed his lead. It makes perfect sense that ...
What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope
Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...
Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7 as cardinals get to know one another
The conclave could have opened as early as May 5 or 6, but the cardinals gave themselves extra time to speak in more informal ...
Who will replace Pope Francis? The favourites for the next pope revealed
The 70-year-old from Italy has been Pope Francis’ secretary of state and has been described as the favourite to succeed him, ...
Pope Francis’ coffin leaves the Vatican for Basilica of Saint Mary Major
Pope Francis’ coffin is set to be driven through Rome in an open-top hearse to his final resting place at the Basilica of ...
Cardinal Re echoes Pope Francis’ calls to ‘build bridges, not walls’
During his homily, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re echoed Pope Francis’ call to “build bridges, not walls." During President Trump’s 2016 election campaign, when he promised to build a wall at the ...