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Pope calls for ‘serious international dialogue’ to defuse Ukraine tensions
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in his first comments on the tensions between the West and...
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Pope decries ‘stone hearts’ of indifference to migrants’ pain
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis made a private pre-dawn visit to a Rome religious landmark on Wednesday...
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Pope says willing to go to Moscow to meet Orthodox Patriarch
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday he was willing to go to...
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Pope says he accepted French bishop resignation due to harm to reputation
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday that he had accepted the resignation...
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Orthodox priest shouts ‘Pope, you are a heretic’ at Francis in Athens
By Philip Pullella and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) -An elderly Greek Orthodox priest shouted "Pope, you are a heretic" as...
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Citing ancient Greeks, Pope Francis laments threats to democracy today
By Philip Pullella and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) -Pope Francis appealed on Saturday for a return to "good politics", saying...
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Pope says migrants living in gulag conditions amid indifference
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) -Pope Francis, at an emotional meeting with migrants, said on Friday he...
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Pope to facilitate re-location of 50 migrants, Cyprus says
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Friday that 50 migrants in the country would...
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Pope deplores ‘terrible laceration’ of divided Cyprus, urges dialogue
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas NICOSIA, Cyprus (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Thursday urged Cypriots to seek dialogue to heal...
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Portugal urges victims of clergy sexual abuse to break the silence
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - A commission investigating allegations of historical child sexual abuse by members...
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Paris archbishop asks for forgiveness, quits over relationship
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Catholic Church said on Thursday the pope had accepted the resignation of Paris archbishop Michel Aupetit...
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On World AIDS Day, Pope calls for renewed solidarity with victims
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday called for a renewed solidarity with those suffering from...
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Pope Francis to visit Greece to boost Catholic-Orthodox ties
By Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Roman Catholics in mainly Orthodox Greece are preparing excitedly for a visit by Pope...
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Maronites in Cyprus hope Pope can help save their culture
By Michele Kambas KORMAKITIS, Cyprus (Reuters) - As day breaks over a tiny hamlet in north-west Cyprus, some 20 people...
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Catholic nuns lift veil on abuse in convents
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - When young nuns at a convent in Eastern Europe told their Mother Superior...
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After Channel deaths, pope urges leaders to respect migrants’ humanity
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for authorities to "respect the humanity" of migrants...
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Pope tells Macron ‘I’m still alive’ during Vatican talks
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, 84, joked on Friday "I'm still alive" when asked by French...
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Pope to help 50 migrants in Cyprus relocate to Italy after trip to region
By Philip Pullella and Michele Kambas VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has arranged to have 50 migrants from Cyprus...
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Pope promises to help moribund Lebanon rise again
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, meeting the prime minister of Lebanon, on Thursday compared the country...
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Dutch priest killed in Nazi concentration camp to be declared a saint
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will canonise Titus Brandsma, a Dutch priest, academic and journalist who...
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