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Pope celebrates Apollo 11 anniversary with peek at the heavens, call to astronaut
Marking the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 space mission, Pope Leo XIV called the last surviving member of that crew, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.
The pope also visited the...
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Unity, not nationality led to Pope Leo's election, U.S. cardinals say
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, nuncio to the United States, and six of the U.S. cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV spoke at a news...
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New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith 'absurd'
Pope Leo XIV, in his first Mass as pope, said Christians must offer witness in a world that prefers power, pleasure and success to faith.
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Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV
A native of Chicago and Augustinian missionary who worked for years in Peru, the new Pope Leo XIV had been working at the Vatican as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops...
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Calling on the Holy Spirit and all the saints, cardinals begin conclave
The "extra omnes" -- everybody out -- was proclaimed and the doors to the Sistine Chapel were closed with a thud just before 5:45 p.m. Rome time. The cardinals may cast a...
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Washington cardinals tells parishioners he has no idea who will be pope
Just two days before he will enter the conclave to vote for a new pope, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington celebrated Mass in a Rome parish and spoke about how...
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Creation, Last Judgment, stoves: Workers ready Sistine Chapel for conclave
While people around the world are praying for the cardinals who will enter the conclave May 7 to elect the next pope, Vatican workers were busy with hammers, saws and...
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As conclave nears, new pope's cassock comes in three sizes
A Rome tailor is hoping the new pope will appear on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica wearing a cassock he sewed himself.
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Vatican to publish 'private' homilies of late Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict XVI lived in retirement for more than nine years, celebrating Mass each day with the members of his household. The Vatican will publish a collection of the...
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Jesus loves those who put their trust in him, pope says at memorial Mass
"The Lord was the center of their lives," Pope Francis said at a memorial Mass for Pope Benedict XVI, the six cardinals and 147 bishops from around the world who died in...