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What are church’s rites after death of pope and election of new one?
VATICAN CITY — The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor ...
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Bells toll, faithful gather as Archbishop of Toronto holds mass for Pope Francis
Church bells rang as mourners gathered at a Toronto basilica to pray for the late Pope Francis. Cardinal Frank Leo, ...
‘You could call it my mission’: Why Rob Daniel returned to BYU for his degree 9 years later
After leaving BYU after the 2014 season and playing in the NFL and CFL for nine years, Daniel returned to Provo to get his ...
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Could a Canadian become the next pope?
A Canadian cardinal was a top contender the last time a new pope was elected, but observers say that’s unlikely to be the ...
The resignation that changed the Catholic Church
Pope Benedict’s shocking announcement on Feb. 11, 2013 that he would resign the ministry of the Bishop of Rome reverberates ...
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Papal conclave: The step-by-step process used to elect new pope to succeed Pope Francis
Francis was the 266 th pope in the 2,000-year-old Roman Catholic Church, served for 12 years ... Archdiocese of Toronto; vatican.va; Catholic World Report; loyolapress.com This story was updated ...
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Pope Francis, committed to service, humility and healing, dead at 88
But victims' groups and some observers say his response to the most damaging issue to the Catholic Church — the decades-old child sexual ... hope and love,' Toronto Archbishop says Following ...
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, died at age 88.