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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

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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

World News

Pope leaves for visit to Latin America

The world’s first Latin American pope is going home. Chosen on a mandate of piety and helping the poor, Pope Francis is on his way to visit Ecuador

India

India mourns the death of Mother Teresa's successor, Sister Nirmala Joshi

Sister Nirmala Joshi, who took over Mother Teresa’s mission upon the Nobel laureate’s death in 1997, has died aged 80. Under Joshi the Missionaries

Italy

Pope prays before Shroud of Turin during northern Italy visit

The mistreatment of migrants escaping war and injustice “makes one cry.” The words of Pope Francis, as he visits the Italian city of Turin. He has

Italy

Two nuns rescued after three days stuck in lift

Two nuns have been rescued after three days stuck in an elevator in Rome. The women, aged 58 and 69, were from Ireland and New Zealand respectively

Vatican

Argentine president meets Pope in Rome

Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner is on a brief visit to Rome. Her first port of call was a private audience with Pope Francis

El Salvador

Murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero beatified in El Salvador

The archbishop who challenged the former military dictatorship and paid the price with his life has been beatified - the last step before being declared a saint - before a huge crowd in San Salvador.

Vatican

'War is the industry of death!' Pope Francis tells children

Peace: how to build it and how to maintain it. That was the focus of a special audience with Pope Francis. Some 7,000 children of several

Vatican

Pope meets Rabbis and warns about dangers of anti-Semitism

Receiving a delegation from the Conference of European Rabbis for the first time on Monday, Pope Francis has warned about mounting anti-Semitism. He

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Ukraine: street water fight to celebrate "Wet Monday"

Kenya

Kenya mourns the victims of the al-Shabaab massacre

Kenya is holding three days of mourning for those who died in Thursday’s attack on students by al-Shabaab militants. So far only 54 of the 148

Vatican

Good Friday and the Passover coincide for a day of religious celebrations

Friday, April 3 marks a day of religious commemorations the world over: Catholics, Evangelists and Protestants celebrate Good Friday, while Jews begin the Passover holiday.

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Self-flagellation in Philippines

Chile

Catholic bishop heckled by opponents of child sex abuse

Newly named bishop of Osorno in Chile Juan Barros was pushed and shoved by demonstrators carrying black balloons as he squeezed through the crowd in