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More than 100,000 pay respects to Pope Francis in final hours of lying-in-state
VATICAN CITY - More than 100,000 mourners filed into St Peter’s Basilica on April 25 to pay their respects to Pope Francis, ...
China-Vatican Ties, Explained—and What a New Pope Could Mean
The late Pope Francis tried improving the Catholic Church’s relationship with Beijing by increasing engagement. Here’s what ...
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The Pope’s Foreign Policy
VICTOR GAETAN is Senior International Correspondent for National Catholic Register and the author of God’s Diplomats: Pope ...
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Huge crowds pack Vatican ahead of Pope's funeral
VATICAN CITY] The Vatican was making final preparations on Friday (Apr 25) for Pope Francis’ funeral as the last of the huge ...
How China will influence the next pontiff after Pope Francis' pivot to Asia
With the conclave to choose his successor looking less Eurocentric than ever, Pope Francis' intense pastoral and diplomatic ...
Huge crowds at Vatican ahead of Pope’s funeral
Italian and Vatican authorities have placed the area around St Peter’s under tight security ahead of the funeral. Read more ...