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Francis: Pope Francis to skip Good Friday procession due to cold weather
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Francis: Pope Francis to skip Good Friday procession due to cold weather

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican says Pope Francis, who was recently hospitalized for bronchitis, won’t preside over Good Friday’s late-night Way of the Cross event due…

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Pope Washes Feet Of Young Prisoners: Pope washes feet of young prisoners on Holy Thursday
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Pope Washes Feet Of Young Prisoners: Pope washes feet of young prisoners on Holy Thursday

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, who often champions poor and marginalised people, celebrated the traditional Holy Thursday Mass by washing the feet of 12 young inmates…

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Healthy-Looking Pope Urges Priests: On Holy Thursday, healthy-looking pope urges priests to shun disunity
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Healthy-Looking Pope Urges Priests: On Holy Thursday, healthy-looking pope urges priests to shun disunity

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, appearing fully recovered from a bout with bronchitis, on Thursday began an intense four days leading to Easter urging priests to…

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Pope: Porn, sex abuse, gender: Pope Francis tackles thorny issues in youth Q&A
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Pope: Porn, sex abuse, gender: Pope Francis tackles thorny issues in youth Q&A

VATICAN CITY: Confronting intimate accounts of abortion, gender identity and paedophilia, Pope Francis gamely takes part in a no-holds-barred encounter with young adults in a…

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Francis: Pope Francis leads Palm Sunday service, bounces back from illness
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Francis: Pope Francis leads Palm Sunday service, bounces back from illness

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis led a Palm Sunday service the day after he was discharged from hospital following a bout of bronchitis, and urged the…

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Pope'S Illness Proves Fuel For Circling Critics: Pope's illness proves fuel for circling critics
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Pope’S Illness Proves Fuel For Circling Critics: Pope’s illness proves fuel for circling critics

Vatican City: Pope Francis‘s unexpected hospitalisation this week raised fresh questions over his future, providing fuel for critics hungry for a new head of the…

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Francis: Pope Francis leaves hospital; 'Still alive,' he quips
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Francis: Pope Francis leaves hospital; ‘Still alive,’ he quips

ROME: Pope Francis was discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away: “I’m…

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Vatican: Vatican rejects doctrine used to justify colonial abuse
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Vatican: Vatican rejects doctrine used to justify colonial abuse

Vatican City: The Catholic Church took a fresh step Thursday in acknowledging abuse endured by Indigenous peoples with the Vatican formally rejecting 15th-century papal edicts…

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Pope Francis 'gradually improving' in hospital after infection
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Pope Francis ‘gradually improving’ in hospital after infection

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis‘s health is improving after he was hospitalised with a respiratory infection and he has resumed working while treatment continues, the Vatican…

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The Pope'S Health Issues: A partial lung and colon surgery: the Pope's health issues
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The Pope’S Health Issues: A partial lung and colon surgery: the Pope’s health issues

Vatican City: Pope Francis, who is in hospital for treatment for a respiratory infection, admitted last year he needed to slow down faced with his…

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