Vatican: Pope to be released soon from hospital
Pope Francis is expected to be discharged from hospital in the next few days and his recovery from surgery is progressing normally and without complications, the Vatican said on Wednesday.…
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Pope denounces Iran death penalty following protests
Pope Francis condemned Iran’s execution of protesters for the first time on Monday in his traditional New Year’s address to diplomats, and said the war in Ukraine was “a crime…
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Pope Francis leads Benedict’s funeral, faithful mourn
Pope Francis presided at the funeral of former Pope Benedict on Thursday, delivering a homily comparing his predecessor to Jesus before tens of thousands of mourners, including some who shouted…
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Pope praises ‘gentle’ Benedict XVI ahead of funeral
The Vatican on Wednesday served up a surreal moment in which a living pope spoke to some of the faithful in one part of the tiny city-state while others a…
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Benedict’s admirers streaming to Vatican to honor him
An estimated 65,000 people have visited Vatican City to pay their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose body is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica. Benedict’s body was dressed with a…
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Tens of thousands view Benedict’s body at Vatican
A steady stream of tens of thousands of people filed into St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI, whose body was laying in…
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Pope marks New Year; Vatican to mourn Benedict
Pope Francis marked the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional World Day of Peace on Sunday but the start of the new year at the Vatican was overshadowed by the death of…
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Global Reactions to the death of Pope Benedict XVI
Following are reactions to the death of former Pope Benedict, who was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the post rather than rule for life: GERMAN CHANCELLOR…
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Benedict XVI, 1st pope to resign in 600 yrs, dies at 95
Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, died on Saturday aged 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican where…
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Vatican says retired Pope Benedict XVI is very sick
Former pope Benedict, 95, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is “very sick”, his successor Pope Francis said on Wednesday, asking the church…
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Pope spins Cardinals Ranks who will Pick Successor
Pope spins Cardinals Ranks who will Pick Successor Newslooks- VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis elevated 20 more churchmen to the rank of cardinal on Saturday, formally expanding those now eligible…
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