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The U.S Catholics are reacting to the election of Pope Leo XIV
After the election of Pope Leo XIV, a priest at a cathedral in the US said, “He’ll be able to do his best work on all fronts.” The priest added that he was looking forward to working with the new pope. He further said, “He’ll…be able to spread the gospel around the world.” Pope Leo…
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My hometown pope is Opinion
Daniel Runde, a Catholic who was in St Peter’s Square when Pope Leo XIV was announced as the new pope, said he cried when he heard that Pope Leo XIV is from Chicago. Runde added that he thought of Chicago’s St. Peter’s Church in Chicago’s Loop where he used to go to Mass now and…
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The Vatican may be able to explore the great uncertainty associated with Trump’s America
Reverend William Lego Faggioli has said the Trump effect, which made the impossible possible, was the election of a US pope. Lego further said that the Vatican may explore the “great uncertainty” that is Trump’s America. He added, “We’re now collectively engaged in mining the metadata of Pope Leo XIV’s former life for clues as…
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What it was like inside when there was a new pope
The new Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, US, on March 9, 1955. He is the first American pope in over 1,000 years. The new Pope also became the first non-European pontiff in more than 1,300 years. He was elected as the next Pope on Thursday, becoming the fourth consecutive pontiff from the Catholic…
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The first American Pope is Robert Francis Prevost
Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next Pope should be. The cardinals have three times voted without a new pope being elected. With Wednesday’s ballot, the cardinals have three times…
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The Vatican has Releases photos of Pope Francis
The body of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 81, has arrived at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. His funeral is scheduled to take place at Saint Mary Major basilica in the Vatican on Saturday. Pope Francis was elected as the 266th Pope in March this year, becoming the first Latin…
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Francis was a surprise to the Times reporter who covered him
Pope Francis, who passed away on Sunday aged 88, was the first pope to use the name since the history of the Catholic Church. Over the dozen years that I reported on him, from the day he was elected in 2013, he kept the church he led, the world he cared about and the reporters…
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Pope Francis has a reputation for being generous with his spirit
Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 on Monday in Rome, a day after the second Sunday of the Easter Breaking of the Second Vatican Council. The first Latin American Pope, Francis, served as Archbishop in Buenos Aires. Pope John Paul II visited Gaza during his papacy and was the first pope to…
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Young Michigan voters are ‘uncommited’ to Biden
Friday is leap day, an extra day that’s added to the calendar every four years unless the year is also divisible by 100. In years divisible by 400, a leap day is still added. Pope Gregory XIII sought to address that problem in the 16th century, adding leap days in years divisible by four, unless…
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Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infections
Pope Francis, who cancelled his visit to South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to a knee injury, was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Thursday after complaining of respiratory difficulties. The 76-year-old pope said that he has been “in good health” and that he was happy to be at home.…
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Pope Francis will visit two African nations.
Pope Francis will start a three-day tour of Africa on Tuesday. The Pope will visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan during his visit. The DRC, which has a population of over 90 million, is the world’s second-biggest country in Africa after Nigeria with a population of over 180 million. South…
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While in St. Peter’s Basilica, former Pope Benedict XVI lies in state.
Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of former Pope Benedict XVI, who passed away aged 87 on Thursday. “The fact that Francis is celebrating Benedict’s funeral is an historical event, I see a continuity between these two Popes,” a Vatican official said. Benedict had retired in February 2016 after serving as the Pope for…
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The Vatican says Pope Benedict’s condition is serious but stable.
Former Pope Benedict XVI, who announced his resignation in 2013, was laid out for the faithful on Monday at St Peter’s Basilica, where his funeral will take place. Pope Francis will preside over the funeral, which traditionally takes a pope’s passing for a new leader to be chosen. Benedict had said that he would step…
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Pope Francis says that former Pope Benedict is very sick.
Pope Francis visited his predecessor, former Pope Benedict XVI at the Matere monastery in Vatican City after his general audience. “The situation at the moment remains under control and continually monitored by his doctors,” said a spokesperson. Benedict had retired as the Pope in February last year saying that he didn’t have the “energy for…