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The cardinals that gathered -- Daniel DiNardo, Timothy Dolan, Joseph Tobin, Blase Cupich, Wilton Gregory, Robert McElroy and Christophe Pierre -- agreed that all members of the clergy worked ...

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In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

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The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring ...

The United States cardinals who were part of the conclave that on Thursday elected Pope Leo XIV spoke to the media at a press conference Friday.

Cardinals began describing the days and hours leading up to the final ballot that brought Leo past the two-thirds majority ...