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Watch as thousands queue to see Pope Francis lie in state for final day
St Peter’s Square, glistening in the sunshine beneath us, is slowly filling with worshippers. Later, they will have the ...
Our man at the Vatican: Bundy kid with ‘Sunday shoes’ who made his way to Holy See
Keith Pitt grew up a world away from the grandeur of Vatican City. Yet his roots in the Catholic Church run deep.
An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the 'camerlengo,' running the Holy See between popes
An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...
When is Easter 2025? See dates, meanings as Holy Week of Lent begins
Holy Week, the last of Lent, began on Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday this weekend. See the final days and what they ...
This Word Means: Holy See
The Holy See is the central governing body of the Church and Vatican City, which enjoys formal diplomatic relations with ...
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As a diplomat, Pope Francis won breakthroughs and faced frustrations
But the pope heads its governing structure, the Holy See, as an absolute monarch, on a diplomatic footing with other world leaders. As a diplomat, Francis pursued ambitious goals, meeting with ...
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Bearing witness, from the Holy See to your doorstep
Bearing witness isn’t just a Catholic tradition, it’s also part of this newspaper’s legacy. Our eyes and our ears are in the ...
Singapore leaders send condolence letters to the Holy See after Pope Francis’ death
“Pope Francis was a leader for a troubled world,” wrote President Tharman in the letter released by the Singapore Ministry of ...