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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

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Catholic Saint Padre Pio's remains begin journey to the Vatican

The partially-reconstructed remains of Padre Pio have begun an overland journey to the Vatican at the request of the Pope. He died in 1968 and was

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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.

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"The Devil's Job": ex-Vatican Bank chief Tedeschi on finance and morality

Italian economist and banker Ettore Gotti Tedeschi was president of the Vatican’s Bank at a time of turmoil from 2009 to 2012. Amid a

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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 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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Sainthood for Mother Teresa confirmed after Vatican recognises second miracle

Mother Teresa was beatified in 2003 after the recognition of her first miracle, but two are needed for sainthood

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Pilgrims walk long distances to the Vatican for Holy Year

An ancient pilgrimage route called the Via Francigena starts in Canterbury in the UK.

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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

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Five go on trial at the Vatican

The trial has opened in the Vatican into the alleged theft of confidential documents from the Holy See. Journalists Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano

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Roman Catholic Jubilee Year balances security with forgiveness

Vatican City is braced for the arrival of millions of pilgrims for the Roman Catholic Jubilee Holy Year. Pope Francis announced it by surprise in

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Pope Francis biopic hits the big screen

The first biopic of Pope Francis is hitting the big screen. Based on an Argentinian bestseller about the Pope, ‘Call me Francis’ follows the story

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Pope Francis appeals for reconciliation during Central African Republic visit

Pope Francis has called for reconciliation, as he visits the divided Central African Republic – a nation racked by bloodshed between Muslims and

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Pope Francis heads to Africa with a message of religious tolerance

Pope Francis is on his way to Africa for his first papal visit to the continent. First trip in Africa for Pope Francis has begun! AZ4000 has taken