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The Catholic Church Has Always Been a Worldly Institution
The Catholic Church is an institution of remarkable longevity. The year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of ...
How U.S. Catholics see the role of the Church and the pope in their lives — CBS News poll
The pope is, for a majority of U.S. Catholics, equally important in their connection to the Church as their local priest and ...
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Archaeologists unearth strange head depicting Roman god beneath Catholic basilica
Excavators working at an ancient Catholic church in Italy recently found an even older religious ... though it clearly deteriorated and lost its features in the centuries since.
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Large Catholic art collection in Columbus spotlights papal pieces
Columbus is home to the largest collection of diversified Catholic Art in the United States. In light of Thursday’s election ...
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Where does the new pope stand on the big issues facing the Catholic Church?
Pope Leo XIV is the first North American pontiff appointed to lead the Catholic Church. As a native Chicagoan, he's been ...
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Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − but Francis made reforms that set the stage for larger changes
Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...
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Watching an ailing pontiff: What could come next for the Catholic Church
It is often said that the Catholic Church “thinks in centuries,” but when the life of the pope is in jeopardy, there is a feeling in Rome that every second necessitates contemplation.
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I'm a Catholic who craved spiritual connection. I found it in Pope Francis.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. I felt out of touch with the Catholic Church I’d never heard of him until March 2013, when he was announced as the 266th pope.