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Syria's Druze sect: caught in the middle of Israeli tensions
The Explainer Israel has used attacks on religious minority by forces loyal to Syria's new government to justify strikes across the border
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Prevost elected first US pope, becomes Leo XIV
speed read Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is a Chicago native who spent decades living in Peru
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'Art is one of humanity's great empathic mediums'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Leo XIV vs. Trump: what will first American Pope mean for US Catholics?
Today's Big Question New pope has frequently criticised the president, especially on immigration policy, but is more socially conservative than his predecessor
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The origins of marriage
In Depth The institution of marriage has become something of a political battlefield. How did marriage begin and why?
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Who will the next pope be – and how are they chosen?
In Depth Majority of Catholic cardinals preparing to vote for new pontiff have no experience of conclave and are 'less predictable than ever before'
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Book reviews: 'America, América: A New History of the New World' and 'Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson'
Feature A historian tells a new story of the Americas and the forgotten story of a pioneering preacher
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Schools: When religious parents object
Feature Maryland parents seek to opt their children out of LGBTQ-themed lessons that contradict their religious beliefs
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Could the next pope be an American?
Today's Big Question Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is a possible 'superpower pope'
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Supreme Court may bless church-run charter schools
Speed Read The case is 'one of the biggest on church and state in a generation'
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What would an African pope mean for the continent?
Today's Big Question The Catholic Church has never had a pope from Africa in its modern history
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Millions mourn as Vatican prepares for transition
Feature Pope Francis, the pontiff who challenged tradition, leaves the Catholic Church at a crossroad to choose his successor
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Pope Francis obituary: modernising pontiff who took the Gospel to the margins
In the Spotlight For traditionalist Catholics, Jorge Bergoglio's reforms often seemed to go too far; progressives, though, will demand more of his successor
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How will the next pope change the Catholic Church?
Talking Points Conclaves can be unpredictable
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