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USA TODAY on MSN · 13h

Pope Francis, a Catholic Church reformer, dies at 88: Live updates

At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church. He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity,

The Week · 15m

How will the next pope change the Catholic Church?

Pope Benedict was an ardent defender of Catholic traditions. Pope Francis, who died Monday, chose a more liberal direction. Which way will the church, famously resistant to change, move under his successor?

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Who Takes Over When Pope Dies? Catholic Church Hierarchy Explained

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a highly secretive election called a conclave. Francis, 88, died on April 21. The pope will be honored with a nine-day mourning period known as the Novendiale, a tradition that began in Ancient Rome.

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Pope Francis' US legacy defined by growing divisions as Catholic Right surges

When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015, cheering crowds of Catholics and non-Catholics turned out in New York, ...

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Pope’s frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered Gaza

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

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Alabama-based EWTN, world’s largest Catholic network, mourns pope, launches coverage

Alabama-based EWTN, the world’s largest Catholic TV network, has jumped into full coverage of the death of the pope, the ...

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Watching an ailing pontiff: What could come next for the Catholic Church

Pope Francis died on Monday April 21, 2025. This story was originally published in the Washington Examiner magazine on ...

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Pope Francis changed church policy on the death penalty, nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

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Pope meets Vance, then releases Easter message decrying ‘logic of fear’

Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday, a remarkable encounter between the ailing head of the global ...

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