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Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

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Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.