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News Articles: Roman Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel on Friday, the day after his election.

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Pope Leo's stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to U.S. politics

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know so far.

May 09, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Friday.

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Read Pope Leo XIV's first homily as pope

During his homily, delivered in Italian, Leo XIV said that Christians must serve a world that is often hostile to their beliefs.

May 09, 2025
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  • Daniel Burke
The coffin of Pope Francis is carried during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025.

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Photos: Pope Francis is laid to rest and mourned around the world

Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the images that captured the grief of those mourning him around the world.

April 26, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
Cardinals look on as the body of Pope Francis is transferred into the Basilica at St Peter's Square in Vatican City on Wednesday. The College of Cardinals is preparing for a conclave to elect the next pontiff, after days of funeral rites and observances conclude.

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Who are the cardinals selecting the next pope?

The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could make it harder to predict what the conclave will do.

April 23, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
Pilgrims arrive in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

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  • Europe

Public viewing for Pope Francis begins Wednesday ahead of Saturday funeral

Faithful from around the world are pouring into the Vatican, where Pope Francis' body will go on display Wednesday, ahead of a funeral Saturday.

April 22, 2025
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  • Lauren Frayer
Pope Francis waves to thousands of followers as he arrives at the Manila Cathedral on Jan. 16, 2015, in Manila, Philippines.

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A look back at Pope Francis' life and legacy

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis died Monday, the day after Easter, at the age of 88. As the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, he was the first Latin American pontiff, the first non-European pope in more than a millennium, and he left behind a legacy of service, unity, and compassion.

April 21, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
Pope Francis tours St. Peter's Square in his popemobile after bestowing the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.

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The world mourns the passing of Pope Francis

The international community reacts to the death of Pope Francis, a global figure whose influence went beyond the Catholic Church.

April 21, 2025
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  • Willem Marx
Pope Francis waves to thousands of followers as he arrives at the Philippines' Manila Cathedral on Jan. 16, 2015. During his papacy, Francis strove to reach out to what he called the "periphery" of the world in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

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Pope Francis, who reached out to the margins of society, has died at 88

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.

April 21, 2025
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  • Sylvia Poggioli
A judge in Massachusetts declared defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick incompetent to face trail on sex abuse charges after a court-ordered examination found the former archbishop to have dementia.

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Former cardinal McCarrick found not competent to stand trial for sex abuse

Theodore McCarrick is the most prominent Catholic leader in the U.S. to face sex abuse charges.

August 30, 2023
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  • Jason DeRose
GPB News NPR

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Police arrest a suspect in the killing of a Catholic bishop in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles Archdiocese Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell was found dead with a gunshot wound at his home. Authorities have arrested the husband of his housekeeper in his killing.

February 20, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
A million people celebrated a papal mass in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on the second day of Pope Francis' visit to the conflict-torn country.

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Pope Francis celebrates Mass with million faithful in Democratic Republic of Congo

A rapturous reception as Pope Francis celebrates Mass with a million worshipers in the capital Kinshasa.

February 01, 2023
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Bystanders look on as Pope Francis travels by popemobile as he departs the airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Pope Francis is in Democratic Republic of Congo, its first papal visit since 1985

His trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan will highlight the long-running conflicts in both countries and the rising importance of Africa to the future of the Catholic Church.

January 31, 2023
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Sister André poses for a portrait at the Sainte Catherine Laboure care home in Toulon, southern France, on April 27, 2022. With her death, the oldest living person is now Maria Branyas Morera of Spain at age 115.

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The world's oldest person, Sister André of France, dies at age 118

Born Lucile Randon in 1904, Sister André spent most of her life in religious service as a Roman Catholic nun. The oldest living person is now Maria Branyas Morera of Spain at age 115.

January 18, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
Pope Benedict XVI greets a crowd in Venice's St. Mark's Square in 2011.

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Retired Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

He is remembered as a staunch conservative who opposed modernizing reforms and as the first pope to step down since the 15th century.

December 31, 2022
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  • Sylvia Poggioli
Theodore McCarrick is just the latest Catholic official to face criminal charges for sexual abuse in the U.S. Lawyer Mitchell Garabedian has represented survivors for decades and offers the long view on law enforcement investigations into the Church.

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  • Religion

More Clergy Abuse Is Finally Being Prosecuted, No Thanks To The Church, A Lawyer Says

Over the years, Mitchell Garabedian has represented hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse. His latest is a civil case against former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

August 06, 2021
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