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On June 1, 1973, an employee of the CIA sends a ... McCone with the Vatican, including Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI, might raise eyebrows in certain circles.” On March 27, the columnist ...

"We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a Church that is wrapped up in its own world," Pope Francis said shortly after ...

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

With the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the world’s attention now turns to who will replace him. Predicting who will ...