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Pope Francis blesses lambs for feast of St. Agnes

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Pope Francis says Catholics don't need to breed 'like rabbits'

Known for his straight talking, it was a typically friendly but forthright Pope Francis who spoke to journalists as he flew back to Rome from Manila

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Pope Francis names 20 new Catholic Church cardinals

Pope Francis has named 20 new cardinals to the top of the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy. They include 15 who are under 80 years old and would

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Pope urges people to unite and fight slavery and human trafficking

Pope Francis has urged people of all religions and cultures to unite to fight modern slavery and human trafficking. In his first Mass of 2015, he

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Pope Francis condemns persecution of minorities in Christmas Day address

Tens of thousands of people turned out to hear the Pope’s Christmas Day message in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican. Pope Francis spoke about Ebola

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Pope says world needs more tenderness and empathy

In his Christmas Eve Mass at St Peters Basilica in Rome, the pontiff said the world needs tenderness in times of conflict.

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Pope hits out at Cardinals' 'lust for power'

In his Christmas greeting to those who run the Holy See, Pope Francis said they were "hypocritical" and had "forgotten the Lord".

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Vatican Christmas tree lights switched on in St Peter's Square

There is less than a week until Christmas and the Vatican has switched on the lights on its tree in St. Peter’s Square. The governor of Vatican City

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Mass tango for Pope Francis on his 78th birthday

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Pope Francis turns 78 with tango and tea in St Peter's Square

Pope Francis’ weekly address had a festive atmosphere as thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square to celebrate his 78th birthday. The celebrations

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Prayers with Pope Francis on second Sunday of Advent

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Pope Francis urges interfaith dialogue at start of Turkey visit

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Pope Francis slams 'haggard' EU

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Six new saints canonised by Pope Francis

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Vatican raffles gifts to pope to raise money for the poor

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Pope decides Vatican Bank will remain operative

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Vatican accepts German "bishop of bling" resignation

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Pope Francis, one year on: 'We never imagined he'd have such energy'

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Pope says "no-one has done more" than Catholic Church to tackle child abuse

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Pope's Twitter account in Latin hailed as 'Magna felicitate'