For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Powerful Voice
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For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Powerful Voice

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Just days into the papacy of Leo XIV, the new pope has begun to lay out his vision for how he will lead the Catholic church. Like his predecessor, he plans to embrace the poor and the marginalized. He wants to continue Francis’s…

Anxious Prayers as Pope Francis Lingers in Critical Condition
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Anxious Prayers as Pope Francis Lingers in Critical Condition

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Vatican City is an anxious place. Clergy keep their phones by their pillows. Reporters, crammed in the Holy See press office, open emails with trepidation. Faithful have begun to gather expectantly in St. Peter’s Square. All await terse bulletins from the Vatican on…

Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
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Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Catholic world is gripped with uncertainty as Pope Francis, 88, remains in critical condition in a Rome hospital because of a complex lung infection and other serious ailments. On Monday, the Vatican said Francis had awakened from a restful sleep and was…