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A woman now leads a department in the Vatican. It's a big step, but not enough
Pope Francis has said he wants to give women greater leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church. If he really wants to ...
Pope Francis autobiography: we’ve never known so much about the pontiff before
Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...
Pope Francis tells in memoir how documents on abuse and corruption cases were handed to him
One of Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility. In his new ...
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Pope Francis assures Donald Trump of his prayers, but says mass deportations would be a ‘disgrace’
Pope Francis sent “cordial greetings” and “assurance of my prayers” to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, the day of his ...
Pope Francis, in message, offers Trump prayers for 'wisdom, strength'
Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the ...
Pope Francis hurts his right arm after falling for the second time in just over a month
Pope Francis has fallen and hurt his right arm. It's the second time in a month that Francis has injured himself after an ...
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Pope Francis says St Francis de Sales taught that ‘devotion is meant for everyone’
TODAY the Church remembers St Francis de Sales – a bishop and the patron saint of journalists – a man who teaches that “devotion (to God) is meant for everyone, in every situation”. Pope Francis on ...
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Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth
ROME -- An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he has encountered ever since, in his ...
National Catholic Register3d
Pope Francis at General Audience: Jesus Gives Us the ‘Grace of Not Fearing’
After greeting the groups of international pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, the Pope asked people to pray for ...
Pope Francis calls Trump’s mass deportation plan a ‘disgrace’
The pope’s comments provided the latest indication of a potential rekindling of frictions between the Vatican and the next ...