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Venezuela's Maduro cancels Pope meeting due to 'flu' amid human rights criticism

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Palestinian nuns made saints by Pope Francis

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Pope Francis canonises two Palestinian nuns days after state recognition

The Pope has named two Palestinian nuns as saints during a Sunday ceremony in St Peter’s Square. The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was among

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Pope praises Abbas as 'angel of peace' before canonisation of Palestinian nuns

Pope Francis met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday and called him an ‘angel of peace’. The meeting at the Vatican came days after it

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The controversy of Pope Pius XII in 'Shades of Truth'

Tackling a controversy which has dogged the Roman Catholic church for almost 70 years. In “Shades of Truth” US actor David Wall plays

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Vatican agrees treaty recognising Palestinian State

Vatican agrees a treaty which is the first legal document negotiated between the Holy See and the Palestinian State and constitutes official diplomatic recognition..

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'War is the industry of death!' Pope Francis tells children

Peace: how to build it and how to maintain it. That was the focus of a special audience with Pope Francis. Some 7,000 children of several

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Pope Francis made honorary Globetrotter

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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

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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Easter message from Pope urges peace and an end to 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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Easter celebrations begin for Christians the world over

Long-standing traditions are observed as Christians the world over commemorate Easter.

Italy

The Vatican and Italy agree new deal to end banking secrecy

The Vatican and Italy signed a financial information sharing agreement on Wednesday in which the Holy See pledged full cooperation and transparency

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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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

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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