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The Latest Breaking News from Francis II

Why the next pope's name could indicate what's ahead for the Catholic Church

The late pontiff was the first ever to style himself Pope Francis, a name chosen in honour of the 13th-century saint St Francis of Assisi.

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV: What the new pope’s name choice says about his future plans

Cardinal Robert Prevost spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops

The Independent UK

Francis McPeake obituary

Traditional Irish musician and the third in the lineage of pipers in an internationally renowned family

The Guardian - UK

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Papal succession: the cardinals in the running to be the next pope

The struggle for control of the Catholic Church is intensifying behind the scenes, as potential successors to Pope Francis begin manoeuvring into position amid talk he could soon step down.

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