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  Pope Francis: An appreciation

  ncronline.org - Thomas Reese

  The whole world is mourning the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday (April 21), during the 13th year of his papacy. He may have …

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  This Argentine sister thinks she knows why Francis never returned to Argentina

  globalsistersreport.org - Rhina Guidos

  No sooner had Pope Francis died than the venting in Argentina began. Argentines, miffed and hurt that he never returned to see them after he became …

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  Pope Francis' legacy on women a mixed bag

  ncronline.org - by Heidi Schlumpf

  Pope Francis appointed about a dozen women to top roles at the Vatican during his 12-year pontificate, and in the last months of his life seemed to …

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  8 hours ago

  Pope Francis honored by his favorite soccer club San Lorenzo

  ncronline.org - Ines San Martin

  Before he was Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas, he was Jorge Mario Bergoglio — a kid from Buenos Aires cheering for San Lorenzo, going …

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  The history of St. Mary Major, the basilica where Pope Francis will be entombed

  ncronline.org - D.D. Emmons

  Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five …

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  Pope was a pastor first, which is lasting gift to church, cardinal says

  ncronline.org - Cindy Wooden

  Pope Francis was a pastor first, "so consistently, so spontaneously and with such deep conviction," that it will remain a gift to the Catholic …