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Geopolitics Society

Speculation About A Pope Francis Resignation Is Picking Up Steam

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Several nuns prayed Wednesday under the window of Pope Francis' hospital room at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome Alessandro Di Meo/ANSA via ZUMA

A special meeting of Cardinals has reportedly been scheduled, though the Vatican denies that it is linked to any announcement of the 88-year-old pontiff stepping down. Still, others ask why the Pope hasn’t at least appeared from his hospital window. In both cases, the example of his two predecessors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI hang over the question of resignation.

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Society

How Vatican Funding Cuts Weigh On The Faithful In Africa

Easter celebrations in a church in Goma, North Kivu, DRC
Easter celebrations in a church in Goma, North Kivu, DRC Patrick Meinhardt/ZUMA

Since the gradual reduction of subsidies from Rome to diocese in the Democratic Republic of Congo, vicars have turned to the faithful to ensure survival of parish churches.

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The Next Pope

Catholic Priests Struggle To Make Sense Of Pope’s Resignation

A moment for reflection
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VATICAN CITY – A long queue of men dressed in black is winding silently around St. Peter’s Square: They are Roman priests here to say their last goodbyes to Benedict XVI at a recent Vatican audience. When he decided to resign, did it cross the Pope’s mind that the cross he’d bear would also affect […]

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