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Francis Opened Discussions to Those Outside the Church Hierarchy. This Cardinal Would, Too
Cardinal Mario Grech comes from Malta, but is known to cardinals around the world for his role as the secretary general of an ...
Pope Francis left unfinished business after a 12-year papacy. What challenges await the next pope?
While Pope Franci s accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...
Cardinals at a crossroads: While some want to continue Francis’ reforms, others want a different kind of pope
As members of the College of Cardinals prepare for the conclave, they face a profound choice: Build on the late pope’s ...
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Some cardinals are attacking Pope Francis. He would have welcomed it.
Pope Francis was not afraid of messiness. That seems to have been part and parcel of his pastoral freedom, charging into ...
Phoenix bishop says this kind of pope is what the church needs: 'I don't want us to go backward'
Cardinals will begin picking a new Roman Catholic leader on May 7. Here's what Bishop John Dolan says about the conclave process's potential outcome.
There’s Never Been a Pope From the U.S. Could This Cardinal Change That?
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, has spent the bulk of his career outside the United States. Supporters ...
Trump likes Cardinal Dolan for pope, but an American pontiff seems a non-starter
President Donald Trump was coy when asked this week who he would like to see become the next Bishop of Rome. “I’d like to be ...
Guatemala’s cardinal trusts migration will be a priority for next pope as he readies for conclave
Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking the same spirit to his first conclave that's guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...
Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. What goes on behind closed doors to elect a pope
British Cardinal Vincent Nichols provides an insider's view of what's going on these days before the conclave to elect a ...