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A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and ...

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