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When do flags return to full-staff in Texas? Tribute for Pope Francis ends late Saturday
Flags across Texas and the United States have been lowered to half-staff since Monday in honor of Pope Francis.
Vanity Fair“Build Bridges, Not Walls”: Pope Francis' Funeral Sermon Offered Thinly Veiled Reminder to President Donald Trump
The US president and the pontiff frequently exchanged criticisms over compassion for migrants, a group Trump has repeatedly ...
Who will the next pope be? How the papal conclave works
Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...
When will a new pope be chosen? Here's what to know about timeline of the papal conclave
After spending the majority of the year at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis died on Easter Monday from a stroke and ...
Could an American pope be waiting in the wings? Experts weigh in
With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...
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Conclave is opportunity to ‘open ourselves to the Spirit,’ says papal nuncio to United States
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’s legacy and the evangelizing ...
Touched by Pope Francis: An artist, an ailing baby reflect big impact in small moments
Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...
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Pope Francis’s complicated relationship with the United States
After a tumultuous papacy, Pope Francis leaves the Chair of Peter with faithful American Catholics anticipating a return to orthodoxy.
10 US cardinals among those selecting Pope Francis’ successor
Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.