Pope Francis, the trailblazing Catholic leader known for his human-rights advocacy and sharp political edge, died Monday, ...

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Francis leaves behind him a church still divided, but radically transformed. pope-francis-obit-death-vatican-conclave ...

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OBITUARY: Pope Francis softened the Church's stance on issues like the death penalty, same sex marriages and divorce while ...

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Fred Goossen was a composer, University of Alabama School of Music professor and columnist for The Tuscaloosa News.

Though Pope Francis famously wrote of love and mercy, what he may have inspired most was a sense of hope — and, as he told 60 ...

The Pope suffered from a bout of bronchitis for several days and was hospitalized from February 14 to March 23 at Agostino ...