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They Don’t Vote in the Conclave, But Nearly 900 Nuns Leading the World’s Catholic Orders Gather in Rome
They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...
The media’s fascination with Catholic Church explained
Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution ...
Clergy abuse survivors want new pope to enact reforms in Catholic Church to prevent abuse
Priest abuse survivors are urging the College of Cardinals to choose a leader who will tackle the issue of abuse in the church.
No phones, no news — only God and church politics as Catholic elders choose Francis' successor
On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...
New Jersey Catholic bishop says diocese will no longer oppose investigation into abuse allegations
The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese said he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual ...
What's in a papal name? An agenda for the Catholic Church
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...
Catholic community reacts to Trump's AI image of himself as the pope
President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope. The post has since received criticism ...