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No matter who the next pope is, US Catholics stand ‘at a crossroads’ − a sociologist explains

  • Written by Maureen K. Day, Research Fellow, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California
imageParishioners attend a memorial Mass in honor of Pope Francis at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on April 21, 2025.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

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