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There can be 'no dialogue with the devil' says Pope Francis

Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in one of Mexico’s poorest and most dangerous cities: Ecatepec where murders, kidnappings and extortion are rife

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Pope Francis calls on Mexico's bishops to fight drugs and corruption

Tens of thousands have gathered in the central square in Mexico City for a papal mass. The Argentine-born Pope Francis continues to draw huge crowds

Mexico

Warm welcome for Pope Francis as he kicks off Mexico visit

Thousands have Mexicans have lined the streets to welcome Pope Francis, as he kicked off a five-day visit to the country. His trip will include a

Cuba

Catholic and Russian Orthodox leaders end 1000-year standoff

It is a meeting that may signal the beginning of the end of nearly 1000 years of bitter and often bloody rivalry between two branches of the

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Cuba

Historic meeting of Pope Francis and Partiarch Kirill in Cuba

The leaders of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches meet in Havana on Friday. Pope Francis and Partiarch Kirill are guests of Cuba’s

Cuba

Stage is set ahead of historic pope-patriarch meeting

The stage is set, now all that remains is for the lead actors to arrive. A historic reunion of East and West is scheduled for Friday (February 12)

Vatican

Pope Francis celebrates Jubilee day in honour of Padre Pio

Thousands of Roman Catholic faithful gathered on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square to celebrate a Jubilee day for the revered mystical monk, Padre Pio

Cuba

East meets West: Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis to talk in Cuba

East is to join West in a historic meeting between the heads of the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches in Cuba.

USA

Fiat 500 from Pope Francis' U.S. visit auctioned in Philadelphia

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Performance for Pope

Circus members perform a marine-themed show for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Wednesday (27 January).

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Pope receives Iran's President at Vatican with warm welcome and private meeting

Pope Francis welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the Vatican on Tuesday. The two held a private talk that lasted 40 minutes. They discussed

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Pope blessing lambs

Popes are used to receiving all types of visitors from heads of states to celebrities and even the kind that bleat. Pope Francis observed the feast

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Pope Francis uses new book to call for more compassion within the Church

Pope Francis has called for Roman Catholic leaders to be “compassionate shepherds to a wounded humanity”. The message comes in the publication of a

Vatican

Pope calls on Europe to maintain principles of humanity

Pope Francis has said the flood of new arrivals was a major burden for Europe and had given rise to “significant” fears over security and

Vatican

Pope Francis calls for an end to injustice in his first, solemn, mass of the New Year

Pope Francis has urged people to combat the “torrent” of misery, injustice and violence in the world. The pontiff was speaking as he celebrated his

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Urbi et Orbi

Pope Francis marks Christmas Day with the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message from the central balcony of St. Peter’s

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Pope Francis blessing in Rome invokes Christmas to dispel anxiety

In St Peter’s Square in Rome, in the presence of some 10,000 faithful gathered before the Basilica, Pope Francis has delivered his traditional

Vatican

Pope urges return to simplicity at Christmas Eve mass

Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in front of a congregation of 10,000 people. He used the opportunity to remind

Vatican

Pope Francis pledges to cleanse spiritual 'diseases' during Curia speech

Pope Francis is vowing to push ahead with moves to cleanse Church bureaucracy, amid scandals and charges of greed and corruption. It came during

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Pope officially opens the Holy Year of Mercy

Tens of thousands of faithful have turned out, amid tight security in the wake of recent terrorist attacks