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Francis broke a church taboo with LGBTQ+ outreach

NBC News · 20m

'No way back': Pope Francis remembered for elevating women inside the Church

Pope Francis created many changes to the Catholic Church, including the opportunity to elevate women to positions of power. NBC News' Molly Hunter looks back at his legacy to push forward the advancement of women inside the Church.

Associated Press News on MSN · 16h

Pope Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome, but church doctrine didn’t change much

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still rejected same-sex marriage and condemned any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as “intrinsically disordered.”

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

How Francis broke a church taboo with LGBTQ+ outreach

Francis never changed church doctrine on homosexuality or budged on the question of marriage. But he offered a revolutionary shift in tone.

Pope Francis lies in state at St. Peter's Basilica

Pope Francis live updates: About 90,000 have visited St. Peter's Basilica

As of Thursday evening, about 90,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Vatican press office said. People will be able to pay their respects to Francis through Friday.

Associated Press News on MSN · 10h

St. Peter’s Basilica stays open overnight for public viewing of Pope Francis due to strong turnout

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night, closing for just one hour from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m.

UPI News on MSN · 13h

St. Peter's Basilica opens all night as Pope Francis lies in state for second day

Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined around St. Peter's Square and out of the Vatican into Rome to view the body of Pope Francis lying in state.

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Pope Francis dead at 88 years old

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

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Successor talk swirls as 61,000 pay homage to Pope Francis

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

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US cardinal accused of covering up sex abuse scandal will help close Pope Francis’ coffin

Cardinal Roger Mahony has repeatedly apologized for his handling of clerical sexual abuse in Los Angeles. In 2013, internal ...

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Pope Francis' death sparks betting frenzy over who will be the next pontiff

Shortly after Pope Francis died, speculation on who would succeed him became "one of the most popular betting markets in 2025 ...

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Touched by Pope Francis: An artist, an ailing baby reflect big impact in small moments

Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...

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Pope Francis' ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood — and his cobbler

The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store. And now, the remarkably ordinary ...

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Watch as thousands queue to see Pope Francis lying in state for second day

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

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Pope Francis was born to Italian immigrant parents. Here’s what we know about his family.

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know ...

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