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As Pope Francis's body lay in state in the Vatican last week, one of the mourners -- with eyes downcast and hands clasped -- ...

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As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

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The conclave will have 135 cardinals, with Asian cardinals forming a visible 17 percent of them. African cardinals number 18 ...

When news of Pope Francis’ passing came, it took some time to sit with what that meant, for me and the world at large. My ...

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

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ASIA'S front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines, is a charismatic moderate often dubbed ...

SINCE college, I have known of the Catholics' partnership through the Movement of Muslim Christian Dialogue. It is timely to ...

As about 135 cardinals prepare to elect the next pope, thousands of Italians are already doing the same in an online game.