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Feb 03 2023
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Pope Francis lands in South Sudan, fulfilling yearslong dream of visit to war-torn country
Pope Francis on Friday became the first pope to visit South Sudan — fulfilling a yearslong hope to carry out an ecumenical trip to the war-torn country.
The pope has called his Feb. 3-5 visit to Juba, South Sudan’s capital, a “pilgrimage of peace.” His Anglican counterpart, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, along with the moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields, will
Catholic News Agency
Jan 05 2023
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Thousands flock to the Vatican for the funeral of Benedict XVI, the conservative pope who dared to resign
Tens of thousands gathered at the Vatican on Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a stalwart of conservative values who shocked the Catholic Church when he resigned a decade ago.
Mourners dressed in black poured into St. Peter’s Square ahead of the Mass, which began at 9:30 a.m. local time (3:30 a.m. ET). Pope Francis presided — with the pontiff leading the farewell
NBC News (Online)
Jul 25 2022
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Pope Francis Atones for Catholic Abuse of Indigenous Children in Canada
Pope Francis visited the site of a former residential school for indigenous Canadian children on Monday morning and repeatedly apologized for Catholics’ role in government-sponsored “projects of cultural destruction and forced assimilation” that he said had devastated their communities.
“I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the indigenous peoples
Wall Street Journal (News)
Feb 25 2022
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Pope makes surprise visit to Russian Embassy to the Vatican
The Vatican press office confirmed that Pope Francis made a visit to the Russian Embassy to the Holy See to express his concern about the fighting in Ukraine on Friday morning.
The Russian Embassy to the Holy See is a short distance outside of Vatican City situated on the road leading into St. Peter's Square, and this was seen by most as a strong personal papal initiative.
ABC News (Online)
Feb 08 2022
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Retired pope asks pardon for abuse, but admits no wrongdoing
Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany.
Benedict’s lack of a personal apology or admission of guilt immediately riled sex abuse survivors, who said his
Associated Press
Jul 04 2021
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Pope Francis hospitalized for planned intestinal surgery
Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome on Sunday afternoon for scheduled surgery on his large intestine, the Vatican said. The news came just three hours after Francis had cheerfully greeted the public in St. Peter’s Square and told them he will go to Hungary and Slovakia in September.
The brief statement from the Holy See’s press office didn’t say exactly when the surgery would be
Associated Press
Dec 24 2013
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Pope's Approval Rating Soars
The Holy See is about to get an early Christmas present this year. A new CNN poll released Tuesday found that 88 of American Catholics view Pope Francis favorably.
HuffPost
Sep 20 2013
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Don't be shocked by Pope Francis
William Donohue says Pope Francis is not about to turn the Catholic Church upside down and inside out.
CNN (Online News)
Nov 26 2022
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Court hears secretly recorded phone call between Pope Francis, top Cardinal
Pope Francis was secretly recorded during a phone call with one of his former top cardinals discussing the Holy See’s payments to free a nun held hostage by al-Qaeda-linked militants in northern Africa.
In a shocking legal move, the recorded phone call between Pope Francis and Cardinal Angelo Becciu — one of 10 defendants in an ongoing embezzlement trial — was played before the Vatican
New York Post (News)