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Pope Francis turns 78 with tango and tea in St Peter's Square

Pope Francis’ weekly address had a festive atmosphere as thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square to celebrate his 78th birthday. The celebrations

17/12/2014

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Prayers with Pope Francis on second Sunday of Advent

15/12/2014

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Dalai Lama and Pope will not meet during Tibetan spiritual leader's visit to Rome

The Dalai Lama has confirmed reports that he will not be meeting Pope Francis during a visit to Rome. The Tibetan spiritual leader living in exile

11/12/2014

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Pope Francis slams 'haggard' EU

25/11/2014

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Six new saints canonised by Pope Francis

23/11/2014

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Vatican raffles gifts to pope to raise money for the poor

22/11/2014

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Pope decides Vatican Bank will remain operative

07/04/2014

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Pope Francis, one year on: 'We never imagined he'd have such energy'

12/03/2014

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Pope says "no-one has done more" than Catholic Church to tackle child abuse

05/03/2014

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Pope's Twitter account in Latin hailed as 'Magna felicitate'

06/02/2014

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Scathing UN report demands Vatican act against child sex abuse

05/02/2014

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Pope Francis: 'What can the nuns be doing that stops them answering the phone?'

06/01/2014

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Vatican confirms Pope Francis has not 'abolished sin'

31/12/2013

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Shock at Femen activist's topless anti-Catholic protest in Vatican

20/12/2013

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Pope Francis is ‘mafia target’

14/11/2013

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Pope orders Germany's 'luxury bishop' to leave residence after €31 million outlay controversy

23/10/2013

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Vatican freezes funds of senior cleric after smuggling probe

12/07/2013

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Pope Francis gets animated

01/07/2013

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Francis 'I do everything myself'

19/03/2013

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Julia Kristeva - Pope needs self-confidence and faith to fulfill mission

18/03/2013

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'Vatican Bank is a law unto itself'

15/03/2013

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Where will the next pope emerge from?

12/03/2013

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Papal conclave: 'I don’t think youth is a handicap'

11/03/2013

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The complicated choice facing the Vatican conclave

11/03/2013

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US cardinals pushing for transparency

07/03/2013

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Benedict leaves a church primed for change

28/02/2013