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Pope Francis Cancels Speeches Due to Bad Cold, Vatican Says
Pope Francis has a bad cold and has opted to skip speeches he was set to deliver Thursday to visiting groups of priests and scientists, the Vatican said.
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Public Now Can See Benedict's Tomb at St. Peter's Basilica
The Vatican is allowing the public to visit the new tomb of Pope Benedict XVI under St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Faithful Mourn Benedict XVI at Funeral Presided Over by Pope
Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade for the Catholic Church that was triggered by the German theologian’s decision to retire.
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Pope Benedict to Be Buried With Account of Papacy
The Vatican says a written account of the history-making papacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be placed alongside his body in his coffin for burial Wednesday.
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‘Dark Maneuvers': Benedict's Personal Secretary to Release Tell-All Book
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s longtime personal secretary has written a tell-all book that is coming out this month.
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More Than 60,000 View Benedict XVI's Body at Vatican
Tens of thousands of people have filed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s body as it lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica. Many of the first viewers on Monday were tourists, pilgrims or Romans who lined up near St. Peter’s Square before dawn. The Vatican said that by the time the first day’s viewing had ended Monday evening, some 65,000...
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Pope Francis Has Resignation Letter Prepared In Case Health Deteriorates
Pope Francis has revealed that shortly after being elected pontiff in 2013 he wrote a resignation letter in case medical problems impede him from carrying out his duties.
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Vatican Says Antiquities Are Gifts But Canadian Indigenous Groups Want Them Back
Indigenous groups from Canada question how some of the works were actually acquired and wonder what else may be in storage after decades of not being on public display.
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Pope Francis Denies Rumors of Resignation, Says He Hopes to Visit Kyiv and Moscow
The pontiff told Reuters that the idea “never entered my mind” to announce a planned retirement at the end of the summer, though he repeated he might step down some day.
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Pope Names 21 New Cardinals, From Asia, Africa, Elsewhere
Pope Francis has announced he will elevate 21 churchmen to the rank of cardinal in a ceremony at the Vatican in late August. Among those tapped by the pontiff to receive the prestigious red hat will be two prelates from India and one each based in Mongolia, Ghana, Nigeria, Singapore, East Timor, Paraguay and Brazil, in keeping with Francis’ determination...
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Pope Makes Easter Plea for Ukraine Peace, Cites Nuclear Risk
Pope Francis has made an Easter plea for peace in Ukraine and in other wars in the world
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A Priest Switched a Single Word. The Repercussions Are Enormous
Thousands of baptisms performed by a priest in Phoenix, the Rev. Andres Arango, are invalid, because he used the wrong wording.
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Pope Urges Parents to ‘Never Condemn' Their Gay Children
Pope Francis is urging parents not to condemn their children if they are gay
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Pope Vows Justice for Abuse Victims After Ratzinger Faulted
Pope Francis is vowing to provide justice to victims of clergy sexual abuse after an independent audit faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI for having botched four cases of abuse when he was archbishop of Munich, Germany
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Bad Luck: Pope Acknowledges He Got Caught at Record Store
Pope Francis has long lamented that he can’t walk around town unnoticed like he used to before becoming pope
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Vatican Defends Finance Trial, Says Rights Being Respected
Lawyers for defendants in a big Vatican financial trial are asking the Holy See newspaper to correct the record after it ran a front-page editorial this week largely defending the investigation and insisting that the rights of the defense were being respected
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Biden Meets With Pope Francis at the Vatican
President Joe Biden opened a five-day European trip Friday with a visit to Pope Francis at the Vatican.
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Presidents and Popes Over the Years: Gifts, Gaffes, Grief
President Joe Biden and Pope Francis’ upcoming meeting continues a long tradition of president-and-pope encounters, replete with notable moments involving gifts, gaffes and grieving.
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Pope: Don't Send Migrants Back to Libya and ‘Inhumane' Camps
Pope Francis has called for an end to the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries.