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More weapons not a lasting solution to Ukraine war, pope says
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday said the war in Ukraine showed that humanity had...
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Pope says ‘slaughters and atrocities’ committed daily in Ukraine
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, continuing his implicit criticism of Russia, called the conflict in Ukraine...
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Pope visits Ukrainian children war refugees in Rome hospital
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday made a surprise visit to young Ukrainian war refugees being treated in a...
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Pope rules baptised lay Catholics, including women, can lead Vatican departments
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis introduced a landmark reform on Saturday that will allow any baptised...
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Pope calls Ukraine war a ‘perverse abuse of power’ for partisan interests
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis, ramping up his implicit criticism of Russia, on Friday called the war...
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Cardinal calls accusations ‘grotesque’ at Vatican corruption trial
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The cardinal at the centre of a huge corruption trial testified for the...
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Pope, Russian Orthodox Patriarch discuss Ukraine in video call
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church and Pope Francis discussed the war in...
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Pope evokes spectre of nuclear war wiping out humanity
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday evoked the spectre of a nuclear war, where whoever...
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Kyiv mayor invites pope to make peace plea in Ukrainian capital
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has urged Pope Francis to travel...
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Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Russian Patriarch Kirill's full-throated blessing for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has splintered the worldwide...
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Pope, in toughest comments yet, calls Ukraine invasion ‘armed aggression’
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A sombre Pope Francis on Sunday issued his toughest condemnation yet of the...
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Vatican protests over expulsion of its ambassador to Nicaragua
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Saturday protested to Nicaragua over the effective expulsion of its...
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Top Vatican official says reported bombing of Ukraine children’s hospital ‘unacceptable’
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) -The Vatican's secretary of state on Wednesday condemned the reported bombing of a children's hospital...
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Vatican tells Moscow armed attacks in Ukraine must stop
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's Secretary of State told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a...
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Vatican told Lavrov bombings in Ukraine must stop, humanitarian corridors guaranteed
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's Secretary of State told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a phone call on...
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Naming and shaming Russia not part of pope’s diplomatic playbook, experts say
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis has called out...
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Pope Francis says ‘rivers of blood’ flowing in Ukraine war
By Philip Pullella and Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday rejected Russia's use of the term "special...
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In pope’s homeland of Argentina, court jails powerful bishop for sex abuse
By Agustin Geist BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -A Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing young men studying to be priests was...
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Pope to make often delayed visit to South Sudan in July
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit South Sudan in July, the Vatican said on Thursday,...
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Remember Ukrainians in shelters, pope says; thanks Poland for refugee help
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday asked people around the world to remember Ukrainians in...
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