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What to Know About the Vatican’s Relationship With China—and What the Next Pope Means for It
Experts tell TIME that the next Pope must approach China similarly to how Francis did if the Vatican wants to continue to ...
‘Conclave’: Vatican insider and a Catholic author on Hollywood vs. reality
We asked two experts on the Roman Catholic church who have seen the movie whether it accurately depicts what will take place ...
Who is Kevin Farrell, the cardinal who is acting head of the Vatican?
The camerlengo will oversee the transition into the new papacy, including preparing the conclave that will select the next ...
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.
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Pope Francis Reformed Vatican Finances—But Left Big Problems Behind
The next Pope will inherit not only Pope Francis ’s bold and controversial legacy of institutional reform, but also the ...
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Criticism of Cardinal Mahony’s role in papal funeral points to abuse crisis still affecting Church
A new light is being shed on the clerical abuse scandal which has been plaguing the Church for decades when news came out ...
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Pope Francis’ historic appointments: 4 women helping to lead the Vatican
Throughout his papacy, Francis took steps to appoint and integrate women into leadership roles in the Vatican.
Pope Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome, but church doctrine didn’t change much
The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still ...
Pope Francis’ funeral: Thousands gather in Vatican City to farewell head of the Roman Catholic Church
A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope ...
Pope Francis, groundbreaking leader of Catholic Church, dies at age 88
Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...
Why Pope Francis isn’t being buried in the Vatican
Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...
The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fix
Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.