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Pope Francis and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg have agreed that communications technology holds a crucial role in the crusade to eliminate poverty.
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Searchers are looking for at least 10 residents missing in the wreckage of Amatrice following last week's powerful earthquake that killed hundreds of people and destroyed several historic towns in Italy's central mountains, 65 miles east of Rome.
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While Pope Francis stopped short of actually issuing one, on Sunday he said he believes that gay people deserve an apology from the Roman Catholic Church. He was responding to a question posed while on a plane.
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By attacking Donald Trump’s personal faith and condemning him for proposing to build a high border fence between the United States and Mexico to halt undocumented immigration into the U.S., Pope Francis has inserted himself into American politics.
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In what is likely just the secnd time a Pope has okayed contraceptive use, Pope Francis said artificial contraceptives are acceptable for women threatened by the Zika virus. He made his remark to reporters on Wednesday.
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An Italian newspaper published a brief report Wednesday, stating that Pope Francis has a brain tumor that requires no surgical treatment. The Vatican strongly denies this and says the pontiff's health is good.
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The Pope's canonization of 18th century Spanish missionary Father Junípero Serra has outraged indigenous Californians, who point to the forced labor, beatings and forced religious conversions of their ancestors as proof that he is no saint.
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Pope Francis' visit to the United States is not only exciting, but for many, a quick way to make a pile of money. The Pontiff has been vocal in criticizing the "tyranny" of capitalism, but that won't stop the flood of collectibles being sold.
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People in Rome, where Vatican City is of course located, are accustomed to seeing the Pope. He does, after all, have a weekly address and is present at other events. But on Tuesday evening some got an extra glimpse of him — buying new glasses.
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In an unprecedented move, Vatican prosecutors have indicted the Holy See's former ambassador to the Dominican Republic on child sex abuse charges.
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The Catholic Church is looking to convert the hearts and minds of those who deny climate change, seeking to convince them that the phenomenon is real and a grave threat.
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In the most recent propaganda video released by the militant group ISIS, the terroristic group vows to conquer Rome. Some say it is a blatant attack on Christians.
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The International Common Law Court of Justice(ICLCJ) in Brussels has ruled that Pope Francis, Jesuit Superior General Adolfo Pachon and Justin Welby are guilty of rape, torture, murder and trafficking of children.
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Moments ago Pope Francis flew out of Villamor Air Base in Pasay City to end his five-day visit to the Philippines that was capped by a holy mass that drew a record crowd at the Rizal Park in Manila Sunday afternoon.
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Though Pope Francis has condemned the terrorist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which killed twelve innocent people, he has erred terribly by insisting "one cannot make fun of faith." Words do not justify hitting.
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His Holinesss Pope Francis arrives at the Villamor Air Base in the Philippines moments ago to start his five-day visit to the country which will bring him to the typhoon-devastated city of Tacloban in Central Philippines to meet with typhoon survivors.
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On January 15, Pope Francis begins his visit to the Philippines. A huge security operation is planned with an estimated 37,000 police and military personnel deployed to ensure there are no attacks on the Pope.
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Pope Francis is scheduled to visit the Philippines next week from January 15 to the 19th. The visit is expected to cause massive traffic jams in Manila, a city where traffic jams are the norm.
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Pope Francis declared recently in his regular weekly address at St. Peter's Square that animals go to heaven. He made the statement while trying to comfort a boy who was upset about the death of his pet dog.
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This week Pope Francis said 'God is not a magician with a wand' saying the theories of evolution are true. But does what the Pope said go against the word of the Bible?
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The theories of evolution are real and God is not “a magician with a magic wand," Pope Francis has declared at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
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On Saturday, the Vicar of the only Anglican church in Iraq warned that the end was "very near" for Christians in that country. Mosul is Iraq's second largest city, and six weeks ago, 35,000 Christians lived there. Today, there are no Christians in Mosul.
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Pope Francis is spending a lot of time going after the powerful Italian mafia, which has a long history with the Catholic Church, but could that cost him more than a few members or dollars?
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Pope Francis is claimed to have said that about 2% of the clergy of the Catholic Church are pedophiles, but some Vatican insiders dispute the authenticity of the interview.
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Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI may play for the same team as Catholics, but they certainly don't cheer for the same team as football fans.
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The controversial Vatican bank has seen its 2013 profit wiped out due to a clean-up process which has seen it end relationships with about 3,000 customers.
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Pope Francis delivered a homily that called for the forgiveness of all sex abuse survivors from clerics in the Catholic Church, but some say it is not enough.
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Pope Francis is accused of looking the other way when sex abuse occurred while he was still the Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
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During an address at Italy's University of Molise on Saturday, Pope Francis chastised those who exploit and destroy nature, calling such behavior the "sin of our times".
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An international organization of Catholic priests that perform exorcisms worldwide have gotten the Vatican's stamp of approval.
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Pope Francis releases two white doves in a prayer for peace in Ukraine, which are instantly attacked by a seagull and crow. YouTube
Pope Francis was presented with a Harley Davidson leather jacket during the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican City on June 12, 2013 L'Osservatore Romano
Thousands watch in Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo as Pope Francis I is installed in Rome
Pope Francis walks away at the end of a mass at the Vatican With permission by Reuters / Stefano Rellandini
Pope Francis meets Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a private audience at the Vatican, November 25, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Osservatore Romano
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Pope Francis greets pilgrims and Harley-Davidson bikers in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Catholic News Service / Paul Haring
Pope Francis circled the large crowd greeting visitors Catholic Church / England and Wales
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Pope Francis has become the most influential world figure on Twitter according to a new study. Twitter - Public Domain
This government memo seems to be the 'smoking gun' proving that Pope Francis I indeed collaborated with the 'Dirty War' regime. Argentinian governmet
A Pope T-shirt will probably cost an arm and a leg. YouTube
Pope tells super rich, bankers to find some ethics. Pope Francis pictured during his general audience at St Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 11, 2014 Vincenzo Pinto, AFP/File
MEETING: Israeli President Shimon Peres, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas clasp hands last year at the World Economic Forum in Dead Sea, Jordan. U.S. State Department/Wikimedia Commons
Crowds watch the big screens in Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo as Pope Francis I gets installed in Rome
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Pope Francis meets Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a private audience at the Vatican, November 25, 2013 With permission by Reuters / Osservatore Romano
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