When conservative cardinals eager to erode the pope’s authority wrote Francis an official letter of “dubia,” Latin for doubt, asking him to clear up the “grave disorientation and great ...

Some accused him of heresy. Four conservative cardinals formally asked him to clarify himself, issuing “dubia” or questions to him. They argued church doctrine held that Catholics who ...

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Pope Francis’ funeral will take place on Saturday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, and will feature simpler rituals in keeping with the more down-to ...

which resulted in outcry from cardinals who asked Pope Francis to publicly respond to their dubia—questions seeking clarification—which he refused to do. Most recently, he had sparred with ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more welcoming Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. Francis was a pope ...

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leads his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican ...

Some accused Francis of heresy. Four conservative cardinals formally asked him to clarify himself, issuing “dubia” or questions to him. They argued church doctrine held that Catholics who ...

The pontiff, who died Monday, spoke up in opposition to MAGA policies and suggested in a final statement that they stirred up “contempt.” European Editor at Large Pope Francis, who died at 88 ...

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, who clashed bitterly with traditionalists in his push for a more inclusive Roman ...

The 2016 Dubia, the formal set of questions submitted to Francis by four Cardinals seeking doctrinal clarification, underscored the profound unease many Catholics felt during his pontificate.