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Black Catholics in America have ties back to colonial times and are actively campaigning for a Black Catholic saint.
In America and much of the Global South, conservative churches promoting reactionary politics are growing. Catholicism could ...
The subject of numerous controversies, she is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more ...
The Bible declares: “Awake to Righteousness, and sin not.” (1 Corinthians 15:34) The world is waking up to righteousness, ...
Scores of books by Francis, as well as about his life and papacy, portray the pope, who died on April 21, as compassionate ...
Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. (Rome time) on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025 at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. This was announced from Casa Santa Marta at 9:45 a.m. by ...
The‍ Ancient ‌Ritual The convening of the College of Catholic ... ballots mixed ⁣with chemical substances are burned in a furnace near the Sistine Chapel to produce “black⁤ smoke.” This process may ...
In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.