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Ten years after Francis’ pontificate: the real reason why the Pope didn’t come to Argentina
Ten years after being elected Pope the Argentine Jorge Bergoglio the question resonates ever louder among his compatriots and, at this point, beyond the...
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Francis’ ten years of pontificate: “I didn’t think I was the Pope of the Third World War, Bergoglio’s message on his anniversary
Pope Francis asked for it this Monday may the world give you "peace" for the tenth anniversary of his election as 266th pontiff in...
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Pope Francis faces a pontificate alone and enters a complicated phase
A little over a week has passed since the death of pope emeritus Joseph Ratzinger and already voices are stirring from within the Church...
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In the first person: remembering the grace of Benedict XVI, but also the storms of his pontificate
On a flight back to Rome from Beirut in September 2012, I was escorted down the aisle to the first class section of the...
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Francis and a papacy complicated by the shadow of resignation
ROME - In recent weeks, careful observers of the Roman Catholic Church have peered into the shadow of the Vatican walls for evidence that...
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The Vatican and its role in the Holocaust: a new book plunges into the pontificate of Pius XII
The Vatican has long defended its World War II-era Pope Pius XII from criticism that he remained silent while the Holocaust unfolded, insisting that...