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Real-life ‘Two Popes’ drama plays out at Vatican

Since December, the faces of the actors from Netflix’s movie “The Two Popes” have beamed out from poster on a Vatican-owned building just off St. Peter’s Square. Jonathan Pryce, who plays Pope Francis, and Anthony Hopkins, who plays Benedict XVI, have both been nominated for Oscars for their performances in a film that gets to the heart of theological tensions in the 21st-century church.

Pope says he's strengthened, encouraged by talks with Benedict XVI

Pope Francis said that he continues to visit retired Pope Benedict XVI, 92, who is like a grandfather who continues to encourage him and give him strength.

Vatican, The Met piece together faith and fashion

When Pope Benedict XVI's custom-made red leather loafers became a signature part of his wardrobe after his election in 2005, Newsweek labeled him "a religious-fashion icon" and Esquire named him "Accessorizer of the Year."

Striking up a conversation with Pope Francis in mid-air

Walking past the smiling Alitalia stewards and onto the papal plane, I knew it was important to get an aisle seat. This, I worked out, offered me the best chance of some quality face time with Pope Francis when he came back to greet the 70 journalists traveling with him last month to Cairo, Egypt.

Francis scales back for summer but keeps working

ROME — The summer heat has arrived in Rome: temperatures regularly soar to 100 degrees, and the h...

Schools in the church’s mission

Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 was Catholic Schools Week, and th...

How would the Pope decide to vote?

The season of voter primaries is upon us in Chicago...

Time away, time apart

The summer months are marked by vacations, which ar...

Lent 2011: ‘I thirst’

Lent, a time for spiritual renewal, is a time for s...

Starting the New Year with a good conscience

In a recently published lengthy interview with a Ge...
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