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Information on the views and opinions of Pope Leo XIV
Robert Frances Prevost, the new Pope, was born in Chicago in 1955 and he is the first US citizen to be elected as Pope. Prevost was elected on Thursday following a conclave to succeed the late Pope Francis. He is known to share the same priorities as Francis and is known to share some of…
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Pope Francis’ sympathy for migrants was personal
While addressing a meeting of the US Congress in 2013, Pope Francis said, “Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the Chessboard of humanity.” He added that many migrants had come to the US as his family had come from Italy. In February, he addressed a letter to the US bishops about “these delicate moments…
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Crowds of mourners pay their respects to Pope Francis
Pope Francis’ funeral mass on Thursday lasted for around two hours, at least the second-longest for a sitting Pope since John Paul II passed away in 2005. Pope Francis was laid to rest next to the body of his predecessor at St Mary Majors basilica in Rome. US President Donald Trump was among the world…
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Pope Francis chose to be his final resting place in the church
Pope Francis will reportedly be buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome after his funeral on Saturday. The funeral procession will stop before the burial in the basilica, Vatican said, adding that live coverage of the funeral and procession will be provided to viewers. Pope Francis has been the first pontiff to…
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The guests include Trump, Prince William and more
Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday will be celebrated by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. Presidents, prime ministers and royalty are preparing to travel to Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral which will be the most prominent gathering of world leaders since US President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. Pope Francis…
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The Vatican has Releases photos of Pope Francis
The body of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 81, has arrived at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. His funeral is scheduled to take place at Saint Mary Major basilica in the Vatican on Saturday. Pope Francis was elected as the 266th Pope in March this year, becoming the first Latin…
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Gaza’s Catholics are sad that Pope Francis is no longer in their lives
Pope Francis had been on the phone with the parish priests of the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza on a weekly basis for the past three years, said spokesperson for the church. “He taught us to be brave…to keep patient and stay strong,” George Antone said. Pope Francis’ death at age 88 was…
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The public viewing for Pope Francis will start on Wednesday
Pope Francis’ body will be taken to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday and will be on display for a day prior to his funeral on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The process of viewing the ex-Pope will begin at 11 am on Wednesday and will continue till about 3 pm on Saturday. Pope Francis passed away…
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Pope Francis will be open for public viewing ahead of his funeral on Saturday
The Pope John Paul II’s body will be buried on April 28 at St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, the Vatican has said. Pope Francis, who was elected last week, will perform a funeral mass on April 30. His funeral will take place in St Peter’s Basilica in the presence of his family and thousands…
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Francis was a surprise to the Times reporter who covered him
Pope Francis, who passed away on Sunday aged 88, was the first pope to use the name since the history of the Catholic Church. Over the dozen years that I reported on him, from the day he was elected in 2013, he kept the church he led, the world he cared about and the reporters…
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Pope Francis has a reputation for being generous with his spirit
Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 on Monday in Rome, a day after the second Sunday of the Easter Breaking of the Second Vatican Council. The first Latin American Pope, Francis, served as Archbishop in Buenos Aires. Pope John Paul II visited Gaza during his papacy and was the first pope to…
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The Vatican says Pope Francis is showing slight improvements
The Vatican on Saturday said that Pope Francis, who has been admitted to the Gemelli hospital in Rome due to double pneumonia, is responding well to the treatment and has shown a “gradual, slight improvement” in recent days. “In order to record these initial improvements in the coming days as well, his doctors have prudently…
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Insights and conversations about the moment
Pope Francis said there were too many “frociaggine (gay men) in the training grounds” when he told Italian Bishops about his opinion regarding openly homosexual men being admitted to seminaries. “I don’t want to say that I think homosexuality is not a sin but…we have to find a way to deal with it,” he added.…
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Same-sex blessings are not explained by the Catholic Church
Pope Francis’ decision to allow the blessings of same-sex married couples in churches has been hailed as a “landmark moment” in the Catholic Church. The move allows churches to recognise same-sex marriages performed in other places. However, many LGBT groups have said the move doesn’t go far enough, adding that there is a long way…
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Pope Francis has celebrated Palm Sunday in the Vatican
Pope Francis was discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to reporters before being driven away: “I’m still alive.” Before departing, the Pope had an emotional moment with a Rome couple whose 5-year-old daughter died Friday night at the hospital. The Pope said in a whisper when the…
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Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital after being treated for bronchitis
Pope Francis was discharged from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away: “I’m still alive.” The 82-year-old said that an old man told him after he went through a similar situation that he wasn’t scared. He also offered prayers of thanksgiving at St Mary Major Basilica,…
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Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infections
Pope Francis, who cancelled his visit to South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to a knee injury, was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Thursday after complaining of respiratory difficulties. The 76-year-old pope said that he has been “in good health” and that he was happy to be at home.…
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A man has been arrested in the murder of a Catholic bishop in Los Angeles
The auxiliary bishop of the Los Angeles Archdiocese, David O’Connell, was found dead at his home in Hacienda Heights, California on Saturday. O’Connell was born in County Cork, Ireland and ordained in the Los Angeles Archdiocese in 1979, the news site Angelus News reported. He was named an auxiliary bishop by Pope Francis in 2015.
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Investigators say a catholic bishop was killed in California over the weekend
Archbishop of Los Angeles, Archbishop David O’Connell III, was shot dead outside his home in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday. A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with O’Connell’s death. O’Connell, a native of Ireland, was appointed as an auxiliary bishop by Pope Francis in 2015. He had led the Los Angeles archdiocese’s response…
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Pope Francis will visit two African nations.
Pope Francis will start a three-day tour of Africa on Tuesday. The Pope will visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan during his visit. The DRC, which has a population of over 90 million, is the world’s second-biggest country in Africa after Nigeria with a population of over 180 million. South…
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While in St. Peter’s Basilica, former Pope Benedict XVI lies in state.
Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of former Pope Benedict XVI, who passed away aged 87 on Thursday. “The fact that Francis is celebrating Benedict’s funeral is an historical event, I see a continuity between these two Popes,” a Vatican official said. Benedict had retired in February 2016 after serving as the Pope for…
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The Vatican says Pope Benedict’s condition is serious but stable.
Former Pope Benedict XVI, who announced his resignation in 2013, was laid out for the faithful on Monday at St Peter’s Basilica, where his funeral will take place. Pope Francis will preside over the funeral, which traditionally takes a pope’s passing for a new leader to be chosen. Benedict had said that he would step…
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The former Pope Benedict XVI had to face criticism over the sexual abuse crisis.
Pope Benedict XVI, who retired from the papacy in 2013, passed away at 9:34 am on Thursday (local time) at the Matere Monastery in the Vatican, Holy See Director ofPress Office, Matteo Bruni said. Bruni added that Pope Francis went to see his predecessor in the Monastery after asking the faithful to pray for him.
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ThePope has a resignation note that he can use if he can’t complete his work.
Pope Francis has revealed that shortly after becoming pontiff in 2013, he wrote a resignation letter to the Secretary of State in the presence of medical issues. “Here you have it,'” he said, referring to the Secretary of State who resigned in the first months of Francis’ papacy. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is “lucid and…
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Pope Francis says that former Pope Benedict is very sick.
Pope Francis visited his predecessor, former Pope Benedict XVI at the Matere monastery in Vatican City after his general audience. “The situation at the moment remains under control and continually monitored by his doctors,” said a spokesperson. Benedict had retired as the Pope in February last year saying that he didn’t have the “energy for…