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How Pope Francis’ progressive legacy changed the church
Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...
Catholic Philly11h
With Laudato Si’, Pope Francis Firmly Planted Ecology into Catholic Social Teaching
Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology -- St. Francis of Assisi -- died the day before Earth Day ...
Pope Francis' death mourned worldwide as Catholic Church prepares for next chapter
Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.
INTERNATIONAL VIEW - New pope heads a vibrant Catholic Church, but most growth now outside Europe
Pope Leo XIV's church is growing steadily, but its believers are no longer concentrated on the continent where it was born.
Pope meets with head of Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, who invites him to Kyiv
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican with the head of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, in one of his ...
National Catholic Reporter15h
19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo's choice of name
By taking the name Leo, I believe the new pope is suggesting something similar. The important question is not whether new ...
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Pope Francis drew inspiration from Latin American church and its martyrs – leaving a legacy for Pope Leo
Francis’ papacy honored Latin American Catholics killed for their social justice work, a theologian explains – and Leo may ...