Pope Francis, First Latin American Pontiff, Dies at 88

Pope Francis, First Latin American Pontiff, Dies at 88

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican…

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#Pope Francis draws fire after praising Russian empire

#Pope Francis draws fire after praising Russian empire

Pope Francis is under fire for recent comments where he appeared to praise the Russian empire in an address to Russian Catholic youths, sparking criticism from both state and religious leaders in Ukraine.  In a video of the end of the pope’s speech posted to a religious website in Moscow, Francis said, suddenly switching from his prepared…

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#Meeting the man who became Pope Benedict

#Meeting the man who became Pope Benedict

“Meeting the man who became Pope Benedict” Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was the keynote speaker at a Vatican conference on the traditional Latin Mass in October 1998, seven years before he would become Pope Benedict XVI — whose funeral Pope Francis will lead in St. Peter’s Square Thursday. Two friends and I, media and congressional staff…

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