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Pope Francis' funeral will feature significant security operation in Rome

By Angelo Amante Reuters
Apr 24, 2025

ROME �� From patrols on River Tiber to surveillance drones and snipers deployed at and near St. Peter's Square, Rome is preparing to throw a mo…

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A high-profile French nun is inspiring hope for Catholic women. But can she really bring change?

NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press
Updated Sep 13, 2023

A French nun is charting an unprecedented period of reform in the Catholic Church as one of the highest-ranking women at the Vatican.

National

Pope at Easter: Pray for Ukrainian, Russian people, refugees

FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press
Apr 9, 2023

Tens of thousands of faithful joined Pope Francis on Sunday to celebrate Christianity's most joyful day at Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter's Square. Francis delivered a traditional speech about the world's troubled places.

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Thousands pay tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Associated Press, CNN
Updated Apr 9, 2023

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s body is lying in state as thousands of people have lined up across St. Peter’s Square hours before dawn to pay their respects. View a gallery of photos from the event.

International

Benedict's death paves way for protocols to guide future popes

NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press
Updated Apr 8, 2023

The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed in an entirely un-papal-like manner Saturday, with a two-sentence announcement from the Vatican press office, making clear once and for all that Benedict stopped being pope a decade ago.