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Carlos Barria / Reuters So Is the Pope a Democrat, or What?
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Susan Walsh / Paul Vernon / Tony Gentile … Pope Francis Challenges Congress to Make America Great Again
Lots of clapping, a bunch of frowning, and some dozing elder statesmen at one of the most anticipated speeches of the year
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The Pope and the Little Sisters of the Poor
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Seth Duimstra/Sethington's Creations Should Adoption Agencies Be Allowed to Discriminate Against Gay Parents?
In states like Michigan, religious-freedom laws are running up against the government’s obligation to treat its citizens equally.
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Luigi Felici / AP The Extraordinary Feature of Pope Francis's Mass: Latin
More than 50 years ago, the Roman Catholic Church largely stopped using the language in services. Why revive it?
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Catching Up With the Pope: Jewish Holiday Edition
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Why Did the Pope's Plane Go Into a Holding Pattern?
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AP What's a Jew to Do When the Pope Comes on Yom Kippur?
Francis visits the United States on the Day of Atonement—heading a Church that has, in recent decades, reformed its treatment of Jews.
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The Pope's Not a Politician, Y'all
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Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters / Kim Seidl / … Pope Francis Is Not ‘Progressive’—He’s a Priest
How to read the pontiff as he visits the United States of America
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Catching Up With the Pope
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'Pray for Me'
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Tony Gentile / AP To All Nuns and Sisters: Pope Francis Says Thank You
In an unscripted homily in Havana, the pontiff gave some credit to Catholic women religious.
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A Shout-Out to All the Nuns and Women Religious Out There
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Ramon Espinosa / AP Pope Francis’s Advice to Existentially Sad Millennials
The pontiff went off-script with some grandfatherly wisdom in Cuba.
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Pope Francis: ‘Don’t Be Wimpy’
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Alex Castro / AP Pope Francis Hangs Out With Fidel Castro
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Get Ready for Pope Drama on Gays, Abortions, and More
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Paramount How ‘Faith-Based Film’ Became a Dirty Term
Hollywood is getting hip to the Christian box-office boost, but the directors of movies like Captive don’t want to be lumped in with the religious flops of the past.
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Alessandra Tarantino / AP The Pope vs. the Wind
As popes frequently address large crowds in open-air settings, they—like everyone else—have to deal with capricious weather. Papal attire usually includes a skull cap and a small cape—both very susceptible to gusts of wind.
