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The pieces in this exhibition convey a great sense of what it must have been like to encounter these works in their ...

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"I feel all your affection and closeness and, at this particular time, I feel as if I am 'carried' and supported by all God’s people ... then-86-year-old Pope Francis revealed his diverticulitis ...

Here are the key things to know about the funeral of the first Latin American pontiff in the church’s history.

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