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Calendar: What’s happening the week of April 24-30
Your go-to guide for local arts and entertainment happening in and around Albany this Thursday through Wednesday.
Cardinals prepare to battle over the future direction of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...
From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...
The Pope in the ghetto – an exclusive extract from Francis’s autobiography
Pope Francis was born in 1936, and grew up in Buenos Aires, in the barrio of Flores, a simple neighbourhood. After spells ...
The Christian Century5dOpinion
The Trump administration hasn’t attacked religious schools and seminaries—yet
He, alongside the teachers who encouraged me to read him, helped me trace the connection between Trump’s courting of the ...
The Christian Century5dOpinion
Trump’s agenda hasn’t attacked religious schools and seminaries—yet
He, alongside the teachers who encouraged me to read him, helped me trace the connection between Trump’s courting of the ...