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Pope Francis.Photo: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Pope Francisis reflecting on his position as head of the Catholic Church. After a six-dayvisit to Canada,the 85-year-old pontiff told journalists that he may one day step down from the Vatican’s top job. “It is not a catastrophe to change Pope, it is not a taboo,” Francis told journalists on a flight to Rome theBBCreported. “The door [to retiring] is open - it is a normal option, " he added, reported the BBC....

When you purchase through connection on our site , we may earn an affiliate committee . Here ’s how it works . Pope Francis , now on his historical first visit to the United States , is encounter a Catholic universe that is part of a universal church service with very American challenge . From the devout gran in a lacey humeral veil who never miss Mass , to the young gay man who shin with church teaching on homoeroticism , American Catholics are about as diverse as the area itself , order Mary Ellen Konieczny , a sociology prof at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana ....

Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Pope Francishas apologized for the Catholic Church’s “catastrophic” residential school system for Indigenous children in Canada. Over 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend Christian-based, state-run schools, starting in the 1870s and ending in 1997,CBCreported. More than 4,100 of the students are believed to have died at the facilities, which separated the kids from their family and culture. “I am deeply sorry — sorry for the ways in which, regrettably, many Christians supported the colonizing mentality of the powers that oppressed the Indigenous peoples,” Francis said in Spanish, perThe Washington Post....

Juneteenth National Independence Day is the United States' first new national holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983. It will be celebrated annually every June 19. Drew Angerer / Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17 , 2021 . The United States has a young Union holiday . President Joe Biden has formally make June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day ....

Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/ShutterstockPresidentJoe Bidenis believed to be through his second bout ofCOVID-19.On Saturday afternoon the president’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, announced that Biden had received a negative test, seven days after hissecond COVID diagnosis.“In an abundance of caution, the President will continue his strict isolation measures pending a second negative test,“O’Connor wrote in a letter.Biden, 79,first tested positive for COVIDon the morning of Thursday, July 21, after feeling under the weather the night prior....

Sabrina Carpenter, Bible.Photo:Sabrina Carpenter/Youtube; Getty Sabrina Carpenter/Youtube; Getty The Catholic Church is still reeling fromSabrina Carpenter’s latest music video. Nearly a month since the “Nonsense” singer, 24, released themusic video for her hit song “Feather”on Halloween and a Catholic bishop subsequently issued a statement denouncing the filming of part of visual in and outside of a church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, it’s been revealed that a Catholic priest was stripped of his administrative duties because of the video, perThe New York Times....

Photo: Eric Mathon/Prince Palace Princess Charleneof Monaco believes her family is her rock. Seated in a palace family room beside a black-and-whiteHollywood portrait of Princess Graceand framed Christmas picture of her 8-year-old twinsPrince JacquesandPrincess Gabriella, Charlene addressed thehealth issues that kept her away from the principality for a year, until her return last spring. “I would first like to say that I feel so much better today than I have in recent years,” Charlene told local newspaperMonaco Matin....

Princess Diana in 1985.Photo: David Levenson/Getty Images The causes closest toPrincess Dianaare receiving a donation from the BBC. “The BBC had indicated its intention to donate to charity the sales proceeds derived from the 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales. The BBC has now done so. Given the findings of Lord Dyson, we think this is the right and appropriate course of action,” theBBC said. Princess Diana during her Panorama interview....

Queen Camillais wearing her first tiara in her new royal role. The Queen Consort, 75, shimmered in theBelgian Sapphire Tiaraat a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, her first tiara moment sinceKing Charles IIIacceded to the throne. While Camilla opted not to wear the designated earrings, the whole set together is known as the King George VI Victorian Suite. King George gave his daughter, then-Princess Elizabeth, the tiara, necklace and earrings as a wedding gift in 1947....

Queen Elizabeth’s great-grandchildren are paying their respects. On Friday, several of the late monarch’s12 great-grandchildrenvisited her coffin at Westminster Hall, where it is lying-in-state untilMonday’s funeral. As the Queen’s four children — King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — stood around their mother’s coffin, the public quietly filed past, taking in the historic moment. Watching from above were several royal family members, including Queen Camilla, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise, James, Viscount Severn, Sir Timothy Laurence,Princess Eugenieand Jack Brooksbank,Princess Beatriceand Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and the Duke of Kent....

Photo: Rachel Lindsay/InstagramAfterRachel Lindsayfound love with husbandBryan Abasoloin the most public way onThe Bachelorette, she’s choosing to be more intentional now about what she shares about their love story.After fans began questioning Lindsay, 37, about why she doesn’t post photos with Absasolo, 42 — whom she met onThe Bachelorettein 2017 andmarried in 2019— she explained her current social media policy in ablog post.“Let me be frank, Bryan is none of your business,” she wrote....

Photo: Rachel Zoe Instagram (2) Rachel Zoeis proud of the little boys she’s raising. The fashion designer, 49, took to Instagram on Friday to share a sweet video from her sonKaius Jagger’s 9th birthday. In the caption, the mom of two shared that Kaius wanted to give a speech to those attending his birthday dinner. In his speech, Kaius shared his sincere gratitude for everyone coming together to celebrate his birthday....

Anneliese van de Pol and Johnno Wilson are engaged.Photo:Anneliese van de Pol/ Instagram Anneliese van de Pol/ Instagram Anneliese van der PolandJohnno Wilsonare engaged! On Dec. 23, theThat’s So Ravenactress said “yes” to her boyfriend andRaven’s Homecostar after he got down on one knee and proposed. The couple shared photos from the proposal, which took place in front of their Christmas tree, in jointInstagramposts on Wednesday. The first photo shows van der Pol on the ground with her mouth wide open in shock....