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Canonization of first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, postponed after death of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death Monday ...
Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?
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 was a card-carrying soccer fan. And a promoter of the values in sports
From meetings with Diego Maradona to the passion for his beloved Buenos Aires club, San Lorenzo, Pope Francis was an avid ...
Military marchers set out from Hopkinton to start the 129th Boston Marathon
A group of Massachusetts National Guard members early Monday crossed the Boston Marathon start line, launching the 129th ...
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Switzerland’s Hug gets 8th Boston Marathon wheelchair win, American Scaroni a 2nd in milestone year
BOSTON (AP) — Marcel Hug of Switzerland blitzed to the front of the field to win his eighth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory Monday in the 129th edition of the race in 1 hour, 21 ...
What are the church’s rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...
Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion
Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in ...
A green comet likely is breaking apart and won’t be visible to the naked eye
A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken apart as it swung by the sun, dashing hopes of a naked-eye spectacle. Comet SWAN, hailing from the Oort Cloud ...
The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained
The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...
Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition
Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to ...
Local leaders offer condolences in wake of Pope Francis’ death
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Louisiana officials are expressing condolences following the recent death of Pope Francis. He served for 12 years as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church becoming history’s ...
‘Who am I to judge?’ Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style
Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a ...