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Pope Francis embraces disfigured man
Fans see Pope Francis as a pope of the people but more conservative Catholics feel he's too loose with church doctrine.
Kid steals the show from the Pope
Who stole the Pope's spotlight? This kid did! CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the pint-sized papal pal.
John Paul II on fast track to sainthood
The Vatican is expected to declare Pope John Paul II a saint sometime within the next 16 months. Brian Todd reports.
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Spontaneous pope raises security concerns
CNN's Brian Todd reports on Pope Francis' security challenges after he waded into a crowd without warning.
RELATED STORY: Pope's openness to keep guards on their toes
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Who is Pope Francis?
Here's a look at the life of the new pope. Lisa Sylvester reports.
RELATED STORY: 5 things to know about the new pope
The numbers: How Francis became pope
The growing number of Catholics in Latin America might explain the votes for the Argentine Pope. Tom Foreman reports.
RELATED STORY: First Latin American pope 'very exciting,' faithful say
Papal conclave 101
CNN's Ben Wedeman takes us behind the scenes of the preparations for this week's historic papal conclave.
RELATED STORY: Cardinals gather one last day before conclave to elect new pope
What the next pope will face
By Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is the Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, D.C. He participated in the 2005 election of Pope Benedict XVI. Watch Cardinal McCarrick on The Situation Room today at 6 p.m. ET.
(CNN) - The world is waiting on the next pope in more ways than one.
Everyone, including the College of Cardinals, is wondering who the next Bishop of Rome and leader of the world's billion Catholics will be. But the world is waiting in another, more urgent sense, because the pope isn't just a spiritual leader to Catholics. His work has a global dimension.
As has been true in the past, the next pope will have to provide a moral voice to a range of challenges.
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