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Pope Leo visits Algeria in sign of Africa’s growing importance to Catholic church

Pontiff makes first papal visit to country as he starts 11-day tour that will also include stops in Cameroon and Angola

The Guardian - UK

From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks

The Independent UK

Conclave: What goes on behind closed doors to elect a new pope

A quiet drama is unfolding in the Vatican

The Independent UK

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Pope Francis had a troubled course on dealing with clergy sexual abuse

Pope Francis had a learning curve on clergy sexual abuse, with the turning point coming in 2018

The Independent UK

Pope Francis saw environmental and climate issues as moral concerns

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern

The Independent UK

Pope Francis' conservative critics had a unique way to oppose him: a retired pontiff

Every pope has his critics

The Independent UK

Those close to the Pope try to make sense of his homophobic PR disaster

Pope’s reported use of homophobic term caused shock and pain

The Independent UK

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What the pope’s visit to Mongolia says about his priorities and how he is changing the Catholic Church

Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Mongolia, which is home to fewer than 1,500 Catholics, has elicited curiosity among Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

The Conversation

‘We still call him Giorgio’: Pope Francis decade marked by humility and change

Pontiff made his mark amid battles with a conservative faction irked by his focus on inequality, climate crisis and refugees

The Guardian - UK

What might a Pope Francis retirement mean for the Catholic church?

Pontiff’s remarks after testing trip raise prospect of papal transition and more institutional changes

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