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Pope Francis Leads Easter Vigil After Skipping Good Friday Event At Last-Minute

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Pope Francis Leads Easter Vigil After Skipping Good Friday Event At Last-Minute

The Vatican had confirmed earlier in the day that he would attend. Vatican City: Pope Francis took part in the Easter Vigil service at the Vatican on Saturday, a day after the last-minute cancellation of his presence at a major Good Friday procession revived questions about his health.     The 87-year-old pontiff arrived to…

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Pope Francis Washes Feet Of 12 Women Prisoners In Pre-Easter Ritual

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Pope Francis Washes Feet Of 12 Women Prisoners In Pre-Easter Ritual

Vatican City, Holy See: Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter. The Argentinian Jesuit visited the Rebibbia women’s prison in the northeastern outskirts of the Italian capital, where he performed the same rite in…

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On Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand Of God’ Goal, Pope Francis Asked Him This

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On Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand Of God’ Goal, Pope Francis Asked Him This

Maradona scored the goal in Argentina’s 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England Vatican City: Pope Francis, at 87 increasingly weak and wobbly, takes a trip down memory lane and speaks of his hopes for the Roman Catholic Church’s future in a new book reflecting on his life and its intersection with major world events. “Life…

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Pope acknowledges criticism and health issues but says in his new memoir he has no plans to retire

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Pope acknowledges criticism and health issues but says in his new memoir he has no plans to retire

Italian journalist and writer Fabio Marchese Ragona holds a copy of “Life: My Story Through History” as he poses for a picture before the start of an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome on March 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from…

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Ukraine Slams Pope Francis’s Negotiation Call

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Ukraine Slams Pope Francis’s Negotiation Call

While battling its bigger neighbour, Ukraine has vowed not to give up its territory. Kyiv: Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis’s call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing “never” to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv should “have the courage to raise the white flag”. The Catholic leader had fuelled anger…

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Pope Francis Skips Weekly Audience, Says He “Still Has A Bit Of Cold”

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Pope Francis Skips Weekly Audience, Says He “Still Has A Bit Of Cold”

As a young man in his native Argentina, Francis had part of a lung removed. Vatican city: Pope Francis skipped readings at his Wednesday weekly audience, delegating the task to an aide and telling the faithful he was still not well. The 87-year-old pontiff, who has had a number of health issues recently, had cancelled…

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Pope challenges leaders at United Nations talks to slow global warming before it’s too late

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Pope challenges leaders at United Nations talks to slow global warming before it’s too late

Pope Francis challenged world leaders on October 4 to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.” In an update to his landmark 2015 encyclical on the environment, Pope heightened the alarm about the “irreversible” harm to…

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