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The "People's Pope": The future of Pope Francis' legacy
The world's 1.3 billion Catholics paid tribute to their spiritual leader Saturday as he was laid to rest in Rome. "Sunday ...
Pope Francis wanted to 'create a more fraternal world'
Pope Francis wanted to "create a more fraternal world and to work for peace", the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth has ...
Remembering Pope Francis
Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the ...
Faith leaders urge followers to push for progressive successor to Francis: report
Progressive Christian leaders are grieving Pope Francis' passing and speculating about what is next. Their perspectives are ...
Crowds gather in St. Peter’s Square for special mourning Mass remembering Pope Francis
A special mourning Mass for Pope Francis was held in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, led by the Vatican's secretary of state, ...
The Pope Francis I knew: Reflections from CNN’s Vatican correspondent
Pope Francis had a great sense of humor. When I met him once at the back of the papal plane, I cracked a joke with him that ...
What to expect from the conclave that will choose Pope Francis' successor
The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.
Spielberg, De Niro, Freeman Praise Francis Ford Coppola as He Accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award
AFI Life Achievement Award presentation is always a starry night in Hollywood, but Saturday’s ceremony at the Dolby Theatre ...
Pope Francis used WhatsApp to stay connected to torture survivor of Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
At age 16, Ana María Careaga was pregnant and kidnapped during the regime of terror. Her story is one Pope Francis never ...
Taiwan on edge after Pope Francis's death, closely watching Vatican-China relations
The Holy See remains Taiwan’s only European ally, even as the Catholic Church deepens historic diplomatic and religious ...