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Pope Francis renews his passport as a regular Argentine citizen

YoopyaFeb 26, 2014October 28, 20230

The head of the Catholic Church and former bishop of Buenos Aires has asked his birth country to renew his passport and identification card, the

Pope revolutionizes Vatican by opening finances to scrutiny

YoopyaFeb 25, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Pope Francis on Monday revolutionized the Vatican’s scandal-plagued finances, inviting outside experts into a world often seen as murky and secretive and saying

Benedict joins Francis in historic 1st ceremony

YoopyaFeb 22, 2014September 30, 20230

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI joined Pope Francis at a ceremony Saturday creating the cardinals who will elect their successor in an

Pope opens critical week for reform, family issues

YoopyaFeb 17, 2014November 1, 20230

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday opened the most critical week of his year-old papacy: Two commissions of inquiry on Vatican finance are

South Korean church mourns after Egypt bombing

YoopyaFeb 17, 2014November 25, 20230

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A bombing that killed three South Koreans and an Egyptian driver on the Sinai Peninsula targeted a bus filled with

Kalashnikov rifle designer felt ‘spiritual pain’ from mass deaths it caused

YoopyaJan 17, 2014December 3, 20230

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the AK-47 rifle, wrote a letter to the Russian Orthodox Church before his death expressing concern that the weapon had

Vatican comes under sharp criticism for sex abuse

YoopyaJan 17, 2014November 26, 20230

GENEVA (AP) — It resembled a courtroom cross-examination, except no question was off-limits, dodging the answer wasn’t an option and the proceedings were webcast live.