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New members of elite Swiss Guard sworn in to protect the pope
Maximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes since the...
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Pope, looking well, visits female prison for foot-washing ritual
Pope Francis looked well as he washed and kissed the feet of 12 women prisoners on Thursday at a...
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After Ukraine controversy, Pope again condemns ‘madness of war’
Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a fresh condemnation of all wars, days after irking Kyiv and Western capitals for...
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Pope Francis skips reading at audience, says he still has a cold
Pope Francis skipped a reading at his Wednesday weekly audience, delegating the task to an aide and telling the...
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Taiwan president tells Pope Francis she supports his AI concerns
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis offering support for his concerns over the use of artificial...
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Pope says LGBT blessings are for individuals, not approval of unions
Pope Francis on Friday defended a Vatican document on blessings for same-sex couples but said they were not an...
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Animal rights activists interrupt papal service in Rome
Two women from an animal rights group interrupted a vespers service presided over by Pope Francis at a Rome...
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Look beyond profit to heal ‘lacerated world’, pope tells Davos leaders
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political, economic and business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to...
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Pope condemns Iran strike on Iraq, appeals against escalation
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the Iranian missile attack on the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, and urged all...
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Pope says he hopes to visit “suffering” Argentina this year
Pope Francis said on Sunday that the people of Argentina are suffering and that he hopes to be able...
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Pope defends same-sex blessings declaration, says it is misunderstood
Pope Francis on Sunday defended a landmark decision approving blessings for same-sex couples, suggesting that those in the Catholic...
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“Church cannot remain silent” amidst Gaza violence, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa says
The Church cannot turn a blind eye to the violence in Gaza said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch...
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First Catholic Auxiliary Bishop to Cyprus appointed by Pope [PHOTOS]
As of today, the Latin Catholic Church of Cyprus officially has its own Auxiliary Bishop.
This marks a significant...
