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Vatican hall becomes impromptu stadium as Pope talks soccer to children

More than 5000 children attended the event called "Soccer we love" at the presence of the pope, who impressed everyone with his ball twirling skills, helped by a freestyler who joined him during the audience in the Vatican.

24/05/2019

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Pope Francis: Press freedom is key indicator of country's health

In an address to the Foreign Press Association at the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis urged journalists to reject fake news and continue reporting on the troubling conditions of suffering people who no longer make it into daily headlines

19/05/2019

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Pope Francis makes bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse

Pope Francis issued a landmark decree on Thursday making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, requiring clerics to report any cases to Church superiors and allowing anyone to complain directly to the Vatican if needed.

09/05/2019

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Landmark papal decree makes bishops more accountable for sexual abuse

Pope Francis issued a new decree making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, and clerics must report any cases to superiors

09/05/2019

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Conservatives want Catholic bishops to declare pope a heretic

Conservatives want Catholic bishops to declare pope a heretic

01/05/2019

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Pope's Easter vigil Mass urges worshipers to live for God, not wealth

Pope Francis led Catholics into Easter with a vigil Mass on Saturday night.

20/04/2019

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"Be humble", Pope Francis urges Catholic Church

"Be humble", Pope Francis urges Catholic Church

14/04/2019

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Watch: Devotees climb restored Vatican Holy Stairs on their knees

The deeply-worn Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs) were brought to light for the first time in 300 years after a seven-year restoration.

12/04/2019

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Pope Francis kisses feet of South Sudan leaders in bid for peace

In an unprecedented gesture at the Vatican, Pope Francis knelt down to kiss the feet of the warrior leaders of South Sudan, urging them to end the civil war.

11/04/2019

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Watch: Pope offers a kiss to nun who has delivered 3,000 babies

The last time 85-year-old Sister Maria Concetta Esu met the Pope, she arrived in a canoe.

27/03/2019

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Watch: Pope Francis doesn't want anyone to kiss his papal ring

This is the hilarious moment Pope Francis repeatedly tries to prevent devotees from kissing his papal ring.

26/03/2019

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Pope, ending conference, calls for 'all-out battle' against abuse of minors

Pope, ending conference, calls for 'all-out battle' against abuse of minors

24/02/2019

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Catholic Church 'destroyed' records of abuse, cardinal says

"This is abuse of power by the administration," Cardinal Reinhard Marx told bishops at a Vatican summit on preventing sexual abuse.

23/02/2019

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Pope leads four-day summit into sexual abuse in Catholic Church

Pope Francies leads a four-day summit in the Vatican into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

21/02/2019

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Vatican summit opens on child sex abuse in Catholic Church

The Vatican is holding a four-day summit called by Pope Francis to tackle the Catholic Church's long-standing crisis.

19/02/2019

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Pope tells EU to stop bickering over migrant ship in Epiphany message

The rescue ships have 49 migrants onboard and are stuck in the Mediterranean.

06/01/2019

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Vatican spokesman and deputy resign over policy spat

Vatican spokesman and deputy resign over policy spat

31/12/2018

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Pope Francis' early blind spot on sex abuse threatens legacy

Pope Francis' early blind spot on sex abuse threatens legacy

27/12/2018

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Pope prays for peace and brotherhood in Christmas message

Pope Francis called for fraternity in the world in his Christmas address in St. Peter's Square

25/12/2018

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Pope Francis decries 'insatiable greed' of today’s consumerism

Pope Francis decries 'insatiable greed' of today’s consumerism in Christmas Eve Mass

24/12/2018

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Vatican unveils giant Christmas tree and nativity scene

Vatican unveils giant Christmas tree and nativity scene

08/12/2018

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"For the kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these"

Pope forgives errant child

28/11/2018

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Murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero made a saint

The murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI have been canonised in a ceremony before tens of thousands of people in St Peter’s Square.

14/10/2018

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Pope Francis compares abortion to 'hiring a killer'

The Argentinian pontiff was speaking about how parents shouldn’t reject sick children when he made the comments on Wednesday.

10/10/2018

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What are the explosive claims Archbishop Vigano made about the pope?

What claims did Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano make in his 11-page written testament?

27/08/2018

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Explosive letter claims Pope Francis helped cover up Cardinal McCarrick sex abuse

"The corruption has reached the very top of the Church's hierarchy," the Vatican's former ambassador to the U.S. purportedly wrote in a letter calling on Francis to resign.

26/08/2018