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Defending migrants was a priority for Pope Francis from the earliest days of his papacy

Defending migrants was a priority for Pope Francis from the earliest days of his papacy

Advocating for migrants was one of Pope Francis' top priorities.
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For Iraqi Christians, Pope Francis' visit was a rare moment of hope

For Iraqi Christians, Pope Francis' visit was a rare moment of hope

BAGHDAD (AP) — The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after one of the darkest chapters in the country’s recent history.
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'Keep the doors open': Ministers call on next pope to do more for LGBTQ+ people

'Keep the doors open': Ministers call on next pope to do more for LGBTQ+ people

Serge Quevillon made it a point Monday to visit Montreal's Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay respect to Pope Francis. Speaking outside the cathedral, he said he vividly remembers a question the pope was asked in June 2013.
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Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?

Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.
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JD Vance was one of the last leaders to meet with Pope Francis

JD Vance was one of the last leaders to meet with Pope Francis

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Pope Francis' final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over the weekend. The meeting took place on Easter Sunday.
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An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the 'camerlengo,' running the Holy See between popes

An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the 'camerlengo,' running the Holy See between popes

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo , the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another.
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Pope Francis's many critics included a one-time aide and the Vatican's ex-ambassador to the US

Pope Francis's many critics included a one-time aide and the Vatican's ex-ambassador to the US

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two generations grew used to more conservative, doctrine-minded pontiffs.
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Pope Francis' conservative critics had a unique way to oppose him: a retired pontiff

Pope Francis' conservative critics had a unique way to oppose him: a retired pontiff

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three Indigenous statues brought to Rome for the occasion.
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Pope Francis was a source of controversy and spiritual guidance in his Argentine homeland

Pope Francis was a source of controversy and spiritual guidance in his Argentine homeland

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager, packed the cathedral where he spoke as archbishop and prayed Monday in the neighborhoods where he earned fame as the “sl
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Pope Francis's memory looms large for Canadians attending Easter Monday mass

Pope Francis's memory looms large for Canadians attending Easter Monday mass

TORONTO — Canadian Catholics coming off the end of their Holy Week mourned Pope Francis on Monday, remembering the pontiff as a progressive leader who made the church more responsive to its rank and file.
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