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From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes
Read full article: From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopesNews that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks.
Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. What goes on behind closed doors to elect a pope
Read full article: Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. What goes on behind closed doors to elect a popeBritish Cardinal Vincent Nichols provides an insider's view of what's going on these days before the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change
Read full article: Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate changeIn his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern.