Showing posts with label Pope Francis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pope Francis. Show all posts
Saturday, March 28, 2020

Pope holds dramatic solitary service for relief vs COVID

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis stood alone in vast Saint Peter’s Square Friday to bless Catholics around the world suffering under the coro...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Pope 'tests negative for coronavirus': report

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VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis, who is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for the coronavirus, an Italian newspaper repor...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Pope accepts resignation of McCarrick after sex abuse claims

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VATICAN CITY  — In a move seen as unprecedented, Pope Francis has effectively stripped U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick of his cardinal...
Monday, January 1, 2018

Pope, in year-end message, says 2017 was marred by war and lies

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis in his year-end message said that 2017 had been marred by war, lies and injustice, and he urged people to tak...
Sunday, October 1, 2017

Pope to mayors: Don't build towers, expand piazzas

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is urging Italian mayors to redouble their efforts to welcome migrants and refugees and promote ways to integ...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Pope wows Washington but takes on controversial church sex abuse, immigration, climate change

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WASHINGTON DC - Pope Francis received a rapturous welcome to Washington on Wednesday but did not shy away from controversy, addressing ch...
Saturday, March 14, 2015

Pope Francis declares special Holy Year of mercy

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis announced on Friday the Roman Catholic Church will mark an extraordinary Holy Year, one of its most importan...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

PNoy gifts Pope with sculpture of 'Mary, Undoer of Knots,' papal visit coins

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MANILA, Philippines -- President Benigno Aquino III gifted Pope Francis during their private meeting in Malacanang with a sculpture of “M...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

LGBT groups seek audience with Pope Francis during PH visit

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Filipino lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups are seeking an audience with Pope Francis during his apostolic and state ...
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Pope Francis criticizes corruption in Rome in New Year's Eve message

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VATICAN CITY - In the traditional year-end Vespers prayers, Pope Francis denounced the corruption infecting the city of Rome. Before t...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Pope leads global praise for 'historic' thawing of US-Cuba ties

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PARIS, France -- Pope Francis led a chorus of global plaudits for Wednesday's breakthrough in US-Cuban relations, hailed as "his...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Pope, world religious leaders, pledge to fight modern slavery

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis and Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist and Christian leaders pledged on Tuesday to use their religions to help ...
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Pope Francis lands cover of 'Rolling Stone'

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Pope Francis is taking his place alongside the icons of American popular culture by appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, whi...
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Pope calls for global solidarity in New Year blessing

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Wednesday called for greater solidarity in the world in his first New Year blessing as pontiff in front of...
Monday, September 30, 2013

To unify Catholics, conservative Pope John Paul II to be canonised alongside progressive John XXIII

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said late popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be made saints at an unprecedented joint ceremony on April 27...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

Poland's Catholic church apologizes as pedophile scandal spreads

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WARSAW - Poland's powerful Roman Catholic church on Friday apologized over two alleged pedophile priests as prosecutors on both sides...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Peru confirms bishop defrocked for alleged pedophilia

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LIMA - A Peruvian bishop has been defrocked over allegations of pedophilia in line with an order from Rome, the Peruvian Bishops Conferen...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

Pope announces world day of fasting, prayer for Syria

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has called for the world to unite on Saturday in a day of fasting and prayer for Syria and said "God and ...
Saturday, July 27, 2013

Nun takes pictures of a girl in a bikini before Pope Francis' arrival in Rio de Janeiro

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RIO DE JANEIRO—A nun takes pictures of bathers before the arrival of Pope Francis on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on July 26. ...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Pope Francis officially begins ministry in ceremony at St Peter's Square

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VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has officially begun his ministry as the 266th pope, receiving the ring symbolising the papacy and a woo...