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What are the church's rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...
Read the announcement of the death of Pope Francis
The text of the announcement of the death of Pope Francis, which was read Monday by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican ...
The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, is postponed after the pope's death
The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death Monday of Pope Francis, the ...
Pope Francis, Latin America's first pontiff who ministered with charm and humility, dies at 88
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but ...
Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults
Instagram is beginning to test the use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, ...
US general says allied forces can repel Asia aggression as Philippines combat drills open
Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces opened annual combat drills Monday that are set to include repelling an ...
In the news today: Pope Francis dies at age 88
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...
Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visit
On a warm July day in 2022, thousands of dignitaries, Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors travelled from across Canada to powwow grounds in central Alberta.
Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion
Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in ...
'Who am I to judge?' Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style
Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a ...
Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: ...