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Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

Pope predicting is not a new phenomenon. One of the documents which is often referred to in this light is a medieval text ...

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The cardinal had his passport confiscated after he was arrested in 2022 for allegedly failing to register the pro-democracy ...

Fabian Alfie studies Italian and Medieval Italian literature at the University of Arizona, and he’s particularly interested ...

Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...

Pope Francis was the only pontiff to participate in a joint session of Congress. Here's a look back at his famous address to the U.S. lawmakers.

WASHINGTON — In the final hours of Pope Francis' life, he had what was unknowingly his last meeting with a global leader: U.S ...