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Pope Francis begins second leg of US visit in New York

Pope Francis has been welcomed to New York by throngs of people who lined the city’s Fifth Avenue. The pontiff made his way down the famous artery

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Pope Francis meets President Obama

USA

Pope raises hot topics during Washington visit

Pope Francis has celebrated his first ever Mass in the United States on a day which saw him refuse to shy away from controversy. Twenty-five thousand

USA

Papal visit underway in US

Pope Francis has begun his first visit to the United States. The pontiff arrived from Cuba on board an Alitalia airliner at Joint Base Andrews in the

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USA

USA welcomes Pope Francis, after Cuba

The nearly 80 million Roman Catholics of the United States are rolling out the red carpet for Pope Francis. Hot on the heels of a weekend in

Cuba

Pope Francis visits holy shrine on last full day in Cuba

Pope Francis ended his last full day in Cuba at the country’s holiest shrine, the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, outside the island’s second-largest

Cuba

Cuba: Thousands attend Pope's mass, dozens denied entry, reports suggest

Pope Francis has so far avoided overt discussion of Cuban politics during his first ever trip to the communist-run island. The 78-year-old Argentine

Cuba

When Francis met Fidel: 'Relaxed' talks between visiting Pope and Cuba's revolutionary icon

Religion and world affairs were, not surprisingly, the two key talking points when Pope Francis visited Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on

Cuba

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Havana's Revolution Square

Cuba

Pope Francis hails warming US-Cuba ties on arrival in Havana

Pope Francis has hailed improving ties between Cuba and the US, saying they are a model of reconciliation. He has touched down in Havana for an

Vatican

Pope Francis makes marriage annulments easier

Pope Francis has made it easier for Roman Catholics to get marriage annulments, streamlining procedures and calling on bishops to provide more help to divorced couples.

Cinema

Boston Globe revelations of child abuse hit the silver screen in the film Spotlight

Actors Mark Ruffalo, Stanley Tucci, Rachel McAdams and director Tom McCarthy were at the Venice Film Festival to present the movie ‘Spotlight’. The

World News

And also...gold in a lake in Germany, the world's longest non-stop flight and why are people asking if the Pope really is a Catholic?

Every Friday journalists from euronews’ different language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the

Vatican

Pope Francis calls for church to welcome back divorced couples

Pope Francis continues to make waves as the head of the Roman Catholic church. His latest announcement, previously made in more intimate surroundings

Costa Rica

Costa Rica pilgrims walk on their knees to shrine

Crowds of devout Catholics in Costa Rica have been making the annual pilgrimage to pay homage to the Virgin of Los Angeles in Cartago near the

Poland

'Exorcist' priest wows Warsaw with 'Jesus at the Stadium' show

Self-proclaimed exorcist and faith healer Father John Bashobora wowed Warsaw with his ‘Jesus at the Stadium event’ on Saturday. Tens of thousands of

Paraguay

Pope Francis holds huge mass in Paraguay to end Latin America tour

Winding up his “homecoming” tour to Latin America, Pope Francis appealed to world leaders to seek a new economic model to help the poor. On Saturday

Paraguay

Paraguay: Pope Francis praises 'most glorious women of America'

Pope Francis’ homecoming tour of South America has taken him to Paraguay, where he was emphatic in his praise of the efforts of the country’s women

Bolivia

Pope arrives in Bolivia

Pope Francis arrived in Bolivia on Wednesday on the second leg of his South American tour. He was welcomed by President Evo Morales and given a pouch

Republic of Ecuador

Pope wows the crowds with first papal visit to Ecuador in 30 years

Pope Francis has met the President of Ecuador on the first leg of what is being dubbed his “homecoming” tour of South America. This is the first