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Haverhill couple (and Crimson Sox followers) provides pope a White Sox hat

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Haverhill couple (and Crimson Sox followers) provides pope a White Sox hat

Local News “I just wanted to make sure everyone at home knew that we did not turn on our team. It was all in joke and good fun.” Pope Leo XIV reacts wearing a Chicago White Sox baseball team cap as he meets newly wedded couples. Filippo Monteforte/AFP The first American pope is going viral … Read more

Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and requirements to repair troubled Vatican funds?

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Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and requirements to repair troubled Vatican funds?

Business The Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 million euro ($57-68 million) structural deficit, 1 billion euro ($1.14 billion) pension fund shortfall and declining donations present a challenge for the new pope. A view of the empty St. Peter’s Square as Pope Francis is delivering the Angelus noon prayer from his studio, at the … Read more