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African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...
On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...
What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...
European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...
The late pontiff was the first ever to style himself Pope Francis, a name chosen in honour of the 13th-century saint St ...
Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...
As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be ...
Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...
For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...
Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...
As 135 cardinals meet in Rome to decide the next pope, questions about the legacy of the last one will loom large over their ...