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Pope Francis desciribes the Mediterranean as a migrant 'cemetery'

Pope Francis calls for action to save the lives of migrants who perish in the Mediterranean, or the deserts of North Africa, trying to reach Europe

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Pope Francis ends Portugal trip with message of hope for young people

Pope Francis ended a five-day trip to Portugal on Sunday with a massive open-air Mass for an estimated 1.5 million people who camped out overnight on a vast field to attend the grand finale of the World Youth Day festival.

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Pope Francis visits the world-renowned Catholic Shrine of Fatima

Pope Francis prayed with a crowd of around 200,000 people on Saturday on what was his second visit to Portugal's Shrine of Fatima since he became leader of the Catholic Church.

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Pope blasts Portugal's Catholic hierarchy for ignoring sexual abuse

The pope said that ignoring the clergy sexual abuse scandal for so long marred the Catholic Church and drove people away from it.

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Pope Francis blasts response to clerical child abuse in Portugal

Pope Francis blasted Portugal’s Catholic Church leaders for the “scandal” of clerical sex abuse on a visit to the country, saying their actions had helped drive the faithful away.

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'Lighting lamps of hope': Pope Francis urges Europe to seek peace

Francis is widely expected to meet in private with survivors of child abuse during his visit to Lisbon, as he has done on past foreign trips.

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WATCH: Catholic pilgrims fill Lisbon as World Youth Day begins

Pilgrims fill the streets of Lisbon as the world's largest Catholic gathering, a week-long religious festival known as World Youth Day, kicks off in the Portuguese capital, a day before Pope Francis arrives on his first foreign trip since recent surgery.

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Portuguese street artist criticizes pope’s visit with banknote carpet

Alarmed by the official cost estimates of the papal visit, renowned Portuguese street artist Bordalo II has taken a stand by creating the pope's walk of shame...

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World Youth Days kicks off in Lisbon as Pope plans for future

The Argentine is expected to use the event to solidify changes he believes are necessary for the 21st century church.

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Pope faces Portugal reckoning next week over church child sex abuse

The pontiff is expected to meet victims of historic abuse as he visits Lisbon for an international Catholic youth rally.

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Pope Francis greets the public after abdominal surgery in hospital

Francis greeted the public in St. Peter’s Square, expressing thanks for the comfort he received after surgery and thanking the crowd.

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The best photos from across Europe this week

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WATCH: Pope Francis leaves hospital after abdominal surgery

Pope Francis, who is 86, was discharged on Friday from a hospital in Rome after undergoing abdominal surgery.

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Pope Francis leaves Rome hospital nine days after abdominal surgery

The 86-year-old Pontiff had resumed work from Rome's Gemelli hospital after his three-hour surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall was completed without complications.

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The best photos from across Europe this week

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'No complications' following Pope Francis' intestinal surgery: Vatican

The pontiff is expected to remain at a hospital in Rome for several days after undergoing surgery on his intestine, two years after he had 33 centimetres of his colon removed because of inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine.

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Vatican confirms Pope's Portugal trip, including Fatima shrine visit

Vatican confirms Pope's Portugal visit, including a pilgrimage to Fatima shrine, in August for World Youth Day.

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Sudan fighting goes on despite ceasefire agreement

Pope Frances prayed for peace on Sunday as fighting continued in and around the capital Khartoum despite a ceasefire agreed by both sides and due to come into force on Monday evening.