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Pre-conclave: Jockeying for a new pope already has started over drinks and dinner in Rome
At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...
At Mass in housing projects and tourist hotspots, Romans pray next pope focuses on poverty and peace
At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...
What Does the Pope Do? Bishop of Rome Doesn't Just Run the Catholic Church
With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.
How Rome Is Saying Goodbye to Pope Francis—and What Happens Next
Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.
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Pope Francis laid to rest in Rome after funeral attended by thousands
Fiorello Maffei, a 58-year-old who lives in London, returned to Italy for the now postponed canonisation of Carlo, a Londoner ...
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Filipino cardinals concelebrate Mass in Rome ahead of conclave
Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula of the Archbishop of Manila, and Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan -- who will participate ...
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Rome's veteran tailor preps cassocks for the next Pope's reveal
Raniero Mancinelli, an 86-year-old tailor from Rome, is preparing a cassock for the new pope, whose selection will take place ...
Pope’s burial place reflects his ‘humble, essential’ life, Rome’s poor will pay him a final tribute
The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.
American tourist reportedly impaled on Rome's Colosseum fence as dozens watch in horror
A U.S. tourist visiting Rome needed 80 stitches after he was impaled while climbing over a fence at the Colosseum, local ...