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'Good Lord!': Stephen Colbert Blasts JD Vance Over His Not-So-'Valuable' Talk With The Pope
The "Late Show" clowned the vice president for not knowing his "audience" after his private meeting with the pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV offers message of unity for polarized Catholic Church as pontificate officially starts
Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...
For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Powerful Voice.
The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost selected as first US pope. What we know about Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first American pope, selected Thursday by 133 cardinals from across the ...
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At Pope Francis' funeral, thousands mourn a pontiff 'who touched hearts and minds'
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — At a solemn funeral Mass on Saturday (April 26), political and religious dignitaries joined an enormous crowd in St. Peter’s Square to mourn the death of Pope Francis in a ...
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Will Pope Francis be embalmed? Here’s what will happen to his body after the funeral
In light of Pope Francis’ death on April 21, Catholic authorities are preparing the much-anticipated process to decide upon his successor. However, many people are wondering about a more burning ...
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Pope Francis to lie in state, mourners welcome: What to expect from the pontiff's funeral
For his final journey, Pope Francis, dressed in red vestments and a traditional white cassock, will be carried to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore outside the Vatican on Saturday, where he ...
Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned by choice of new pope
Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope and had taken the name Leo XIV.