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The Latest: Mourning and tributes for Pope Francis shared around the world
Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88.
Cardinals meet Tuesday at Vatican to choose date for Pope Francis’ funeral
Cardinals will meet Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, planning the conclave to ...
70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows
Eighty years after the Holocaust, more than 200,000 Jewish survivors are still alive but 70% of them will be gone within the ...
What do ‘expert level’ talks signal for the progress of the Iran-US nuclear negotiations?
Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will move Wednesday to what’s ...
From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...
Pope Francis’ conservative critics had a unique way to oppose him: a retired pontiff
As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three ...
Some GOP states are targeting driver’s licenses issued to immigrants illegally in the US
As drivers on U.S. highways cross from one state to another, they often are greeted by a large “Welcome to ….” sign. But not ...
An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the ‘camerlengo,’ running the Holy See between popes
Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...
How a class project revived St. Anthony’s middle school track team
St. Anthony Catholic School on Des Moines’ south side is full of pride. “We will do whatever we can to help out and to make ...
Crab Apple trees in bloom at Water Works Park in Des Moines
Crab Apple trees in bloom at Water Works Park in Des Moines ...
Australians start voting in general elections as pope’s death overshadows campaigning
Australians began voting Tuesday at general elections as campaigning was overshadowed by the death of Pope Francis. Polling stations opened to voters who for a variety ...
Pleasant Hill family reminisce on meeting Pope Francis twice
Antonio Banuelos and his wife, Mayra Banuelos, met Pope Francis when they took their family on a pilgrimage to Rome. It was ...