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Forgiving abortion: Pope Francis extends power to all Roman Catholic priests

Pope Francis grants all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion, but the Church maintains the act of aborting remains a sin.

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Pope prays with poor

Pope Francis on Friday (11 November) joined some 6,000 of Europe’s poor and homeless for a ceremony at the Vatican.

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Vatican backed Venezuela talks show signs of progress

Vatican leads Venezuela crisis talks

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Vatican issues rules on cremation ashes

The Vatican has banned Catholics from keeping the ashes of loved ones at home.

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Pope Francis announces 17 new cardinals

Pope Francis announce the names of 17 new Cardinals that he will appoint next month, many of them from the developing world.

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Pope Francis declares murdered French priest a 'martyr'

Pope Francis has described a priest who was killed by two Islamist extremists as a martyr.

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Pope Francis has lunch with 21 Syrian refugees

Pope Francis on Thursday had lunch with 21 Syrian refugees at his residence at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.

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Italian journalists cleared in Vatican leaks trial, two others convicted

Two journalists have been cleared by a Vatican court of publishing leaked documents claiming the top of the Catholic Church was plagued by corruption.

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Pope invites refugees to join him on stage

The pope has invited a group of refugees on to the steps of St.

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Cardinal Pietro Parolin on immigration and the conflict in Ukraine

Sergio Cantone talks with the Secretary of State of the Vatican on immigration in Europe and the conflict in Ukraine.

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Ecumenical meeting at the Vatican

Pope Francis meets the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the highest ranking imam in Egypt, at the Vatican.

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A handshake, a kiss and a hug at historic meeting of Catholic and Muslim leaders

A handshake, a hug and a kiss were exchanged at a historic meeting of Catholic and Muslim leaders at the Vatican.

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Papal pre-match pep talk

On Friday, Pope Francis welcomed representatives of Italy’s Serie A Football League as well as players from the Juventus and AC Milan teams ahead of the Coppa Italia…

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Female deacons in the Catholic Church?

Pope Francis tells a conference of nuns at the Vatican that he is willing to create a commission to study the idea.

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Pope Francis tells EU leaders "being a migrant is not a crime"

Pope Francis has been awarded the Charlemagne Prize, given for outstanding services towards European unification. At a ceremony in the Vatican

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'I dream of a Europe where being a migrant is not a crime' - Pope receives Charlemagne Prize

Pope Francis has called for Europe to remember its founding values, as he received the Charlemagne Prize for his contribution to European unity.

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Pope Francis visits Syrian refugees on Lesbos: a 'day to cry'

Pope Francis said his day visiting refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos had been a “day to cry.” He returned to Rome, with a dozen extra passengers

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Pope Francis returns to Rome, leaving behind protests in Lesbos

Pope Francis has touched down in Rome, with a dozen extra passengers. The Pontiff returned to the Italian capital with three Syrian families. The

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French Catholic Church announces new measures to deal with cases of paedophilia

Mired in scandal involving a cover-up of child sex abuse bishops announced that special groups would be set up to listen to the victims.

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How the Vatican has dealt with the scandals of sexual abuse

The Vatican is under scrutiny. It happens with the Roman Catholic Church and its hierarchy each time a paedophile scandal is brought into the open