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UMass Boston Chancellor, a Pontifical Academies member, reflects on Pope Francis' leadership
UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suarez-Orozco is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences appointed by Pope Francis. He joins WBUR's All Things Considered to share his thoughts on the ...
The Repository4d
Who is in the College of Cardinals? Meet Ohio native choosing successor to Pope Francis
In 1984, he was called to Rome to serve as an official at the Pontifical Congregation for Bishops. From there, he moved back to Pittsburgh, serving as the assistant secretary for education of the ...
The New York Times4d
The Quiet Farewell Before Pope Francis’ Funeral
It denotes the pope’s status as an archbishop. Two members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard flank Francis’s coffin, holding halberds and representing in part the pope’s role as the leader of a ...
Rappler4d
UST mourns Pope Francis’ death, remembers his deep ties with Thomasians
Pope Francis visited the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in 2015, addressing more than 24,000 youth representatives at the university’s grandstand MANILA, Philippines – The ...
USA Today4d
What is the Swiss Guard, the military body sworn to protect the pope?
The Pontifical Swiss Guard, more commonly referred to as just the Swiss Guard, is a military body made up of Swiss men whose main task is to monitor the safety of the pope. Specifically ...
Reuters4d
Abuse victims say they saw progress under Pope Francis, just not enough
Collins was one of the original members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors that was founded in 2014. She quit in frustration in 2017, saying it was hobbled by internal ...
Chicago Tribune3d
Who will be the next pope? These cardinals are seen as contenders.
He has good contacts with the Latin American church, having headed the Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for Latin America for over a decade. Since 2019, his office has taken charge of ...
Daily Mail4d
Revealed: The facial hair that women find the most attractive - and it's bad news for men with bushy beards!
That's according to scientists from Pontifical Catholic University of Panama, who claim to have uncovered the facial hair that women find the most attractive. In their study, the researchers ...
The Journal News5d
Archbishop of NY Cardinal Timothy Dolan to vote in conclave for next pope
He attended the Pontifical North American College in Rome, where he earned a License in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. He was ordained in Saint Louis on June ...
The New York Times4d
Who Is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican’s New De Facto Administrator?
Cardinal Farrell is the younger brother of Bishop Brian Farrell, who was the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 2002 to 2024. Elisabetta Povoledo is a Times ...
Khaleej Times3d
UAE: Meet the bishop who helped bring Pope Francis to Arabian Peninsula for the first time
Prior to his retirement, Bishop Hinder served as member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, a consultor to the Congregation for the Evangelisation of ...