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Pope Francis made honorary Globetrotter

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Turkish PM offers his 'deep respect' to Ottoman Armenians

The prime minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu has offered his deep respect to Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives during what he described as “the

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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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Pope Francis's iPad fetches 28,500 euros at auction

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Turkey

Turkey protests after Pope Francis cites Armenian 'genocide'

Turkey has summoned the Vatican’s ambassador in Ankara in protest after Pope Francis quoted the word ‘genocide’ in referring to the mass killings of

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Pope Francis refers to 'genocide' over WWI massacre of Armenians

Pope Francis has quoted the word “genocide” in referring to the mass killings of Armenians 100 years ago, under Ottoman rule in World War I. His

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Pope delivers sombre Easter message, highlighting the persecution of Christians

Celebrating the third Easter of his pontificate, Pope Francis has prayed for peace in conflict zones around the world and an end to the persecution

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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.

Italy

Pope Francis washes Rome prisoners' feet on Holy Thursday

Pope Francis spent part of Holy Thursday in a prison in Rome. The Pontiff washed the feet of twelve male and female inmates and a baby as he marked

Italy

Pizza for the Pope as he's handed a drive-by delivery in Naples

A pizza delivery with a difference…. Pope Francis was handed the drive-by delicacy while on a visit to Naples. He’s recently complained of not being

Italy

Pope Francis has meal with prisoners during Naples visit

Pope Francis has been visiting inmates at a jail near Naples, during a one-day trip to the area. He shared a meal with around 120 male and female

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

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Pope Francis hints at brief papacy

Pope Francis is predicting that he won’t be pope for long. He has been speaking on the second anniversary of his election. Francis has previously

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Angela Merkel granted second audience with Pope Francis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel shifted her focus to the global agenda during a private, 40-minute meeting with Pope Francis on Saturday (February

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Pope Francis elevates 20 new cardinals many from developing countries

Pope Francis has elevated 20 prelates to the post of cardinal at a ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica. Many of the new cardinals are from developing

World

Pope Francis checks up on Vatican civil service reform

We speak to Sébastien Maillard, Vatican correspondent for the French newspaper la Croix, about the latest organisational reforms in the Roman

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Making waves in the Holy See, Pope Francis goes global with new Cardinals

Pope Francis, is shaking up Vatican city. The pontiff is set to confirm 15 new Cardinals this weekend. It is his selection which is making waves as

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Pope Francis make surprise shantytown visit

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Pope Francis criticised by his own sex abuse commission

A member of Pope Francis’ newly-established sex abuse commission has sharply rebuked a remark made by the pontiff, which seemed to encourage smacking

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Story of Pope Francis to hit the big screen

A film company in Argentina says production is due to begin soon on a movie about the pontiff