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Pope Francis, right, is planning to meet with Cardinals in October.

Pope taps cardinals to advise on governing, reform

April 13, 2013, 5:00pm Churches & Religion

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, marking his first month as pope with a major initiative to reflect the universal nature of the church in key governing decisions. Read story

Religion calendar

April 5, 2013, 5:00pm Churches & Religion

A weekly list of religion-related classes and events Read story

Pope Francis holds a baby Sunday after celebrating his first Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans and bedecked by spring flowers. Wearing cream-colored vestments, Francis strode onto the esplanade in front of St.

Pope makes Easter pleas for world peace

March 30, 2013, 5:00pm Churches & Religion

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis marked Christianity's most joyous day with a passionate plea for world peace, celebrating his first Easter Sunday as pontiff in the enthusiastic company of more than 250,000 people who overflowed from St. Peter's Square. Read story

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Revs. Bill Ritchie, left, and Daniel Fusco, will make it official the Sunday after Easter: Fusco will become the senior pastor at Crossroads Community Church, while Crossroads founder Ritchie will develop a ministry aimed at healthy, active retirees.

Influential Crossroads Church pastor hands the reins to young successor

March 30, 2013, 5:00pm Churches & Religion

Church leadership transitions are famous for being less than perfectly spiritual. Egos get inflated, history and tradition get invoked, and some people's deep sense of belonging gets bruised. Read story