Pope Francis
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Foreign
Pope Francis: Choosing pets over kids is selfish
Pope Francis has suggested people who choose to have pets over children are acting selfishly. The Pope’s comments came as…
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Foreign
Pope Francis appeals for security of Nigerian citizens
Pope Francis has urged Nigeria to guarantee the safety of all citizens in the country in the wake of deadly…
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Health
Buhari prays for Pope Francis as pontiff undergoes surgery
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a get-well message to the Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis as he heads…
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News
Catholic church cannot bless same-sex unions, Vatican decrees
The Vatican has decreed that the Catholic church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin”. The Vatican’s orthodoxy…
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Foreign
Pope Francis meets Grand Ayatollah Sistani on historic Iraq tour
Pope Francis has had a symbolic meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior clerics in Shia Islam,…
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Foreign
Pope appeals for release of 317 Zamfara schoolgirls
Pope Francis joins the Bishops of Nigeria in appealing for the release of 317 schoolgirls who were abducted in northwest…
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Foreign
Pope Francis appoints first woman to senior synod post
Breaking with tradition, Pope Francis has appointed Frenchwoman Nathalie Becquart as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first woman to…
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Africa
Pope makes donation to Mozambique insurgency victims
Pope Francis has donated $121,000 (£90,000) to support victims of militant attacks in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado. The…
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Foreign
Archbishop about to become first African American cardinal in Catholic history
Rome – For the past week, Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington, DC, has been holed up in a Vatican guesthouse,…
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Opinion
Pope Francis: A crisis reveals what is in our hearts
In this past year of change, my mind and heart have overflowed with people. People I think of and pray…