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The Francis papacy in broad strokes

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Then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick at St. Nereus and Achilleus Church in Rome on April 14, 2005. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has died at age 94

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Associated Press

US bishops to elect new leaders, mark abuse reform milestone

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Holly Meyer, David Crary

Midterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP

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Peter Smith, Nuha Dolby

As midterms near, clergy preach politics and civics lessons

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Holly Meyer

Faith groups curb Haiti work due to chaos, 2021 kidnapping

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Peter Smith,
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Clergy strive to reconcile politically divided congregations

Sep 29, 2022
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Pope ends Canadian visit with stop in small, far-north city

Jul 28, 2022
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AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops

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Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history

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Pope Francis walks towards a newly planted oak tree during a tree-planting ceremony during the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology, at the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2019. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

The Francis papacy in broad strokes

Apr 22
Elise Ann Allen

Funeral for Pope Francis to be held Saturday morning in Rome

Apr 22
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In a file photo, Pope Francis walks next to Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias as he leaves the morning session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2014. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.)

Cardinal Gracias says Pope Francis was ‘fearless’

Apr 22
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Pope Francis twirls a soccer ball he was presented by a member of the Circus of Cuba, during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Jan. 2, 2019. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

A look back at some of Pope Francis’s top soundbites

Apr 22
Elise Ann Allen

U.S. President VD Vance meets Pope Francis in the Vatican on April 20, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot.)

Pope, Vance have unusual Easter tête-à-tête at the Vatican

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Elise Ann Allen

Electrifying, maverick Pope Francis leaves behind ‘roller coaster’ legacy

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John L. Allen Jr.

Francis legacy lives as top Vatican woman gets accidental invite to cardinals meeting

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Pope Francis in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba on Sep. 22, 2015. (Credit: Ramon Espinosa/AP.)

After papal passing, what comes next?

Apr 21
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