Church must bring light to world’s ‘dark nights’: Pope Leo at first mass
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The new head of the Catholic Church will be formally installed as pope at a mass on May 18, the Vatican says.
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Continuity the key for Pope seen as unifier in the Church
The new Pope is seen as someone who could unite traditionalist and progressive within the Church, writes the BBC's religion editor.
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Middle East and North Africa's Catholics believe new pope will be crucial to Church's future
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As cardinals meet to elect a new pontiff, Euronews spoke to senior Catholic figures from the region as they reflected on the late Pope Francis and pondered what is next for the Church.
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Next pope must be able to lead Church through difficult time, Cardinal Re says pre-conclave
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Giovanni Battista Re, 91, made the comment during pre-conclave mass on Wednesday in St Peter's Basilica.
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The divides behind the scenes in the Vatican ahead of the conclave
There has been a growing coalescence around the idea Pope Francis's work to shake up the workings of the Church should be built on - but some of his critics are not convinced.
Customer stabbed to death in city centre bank
A section of the road between St Peter's Church and the HSBC branch in Derby remains taped off.
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Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church’s power base
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As pre-conclave lobbying intensifies, top Vatican diplomat Pietro Parolin has become a point of convergence for cardinals looking to restore Vatican's primacy.
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Is France's Emmanuel Macron trying to influence who gets picked as the next pope?
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The French president held a series of meetings with cardinals and other Church officials while in the Italian capital last weekend, leading the press in Italy to speculate whether he is attempting to…
Is France's Emmanuel Macron trying to influence who will be picked as the next pope?
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The French president held a series of meetings with cardinals and other Church officials while in the Italian capital last weekend, leading the press in Italy to speculate whether he is attempting to…
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The battle for the Catholic Church’s future will not be over doctrine
In choosing the next pope, disagreements will be over the Church’s ‘style’ — its way of being, culture and mindset