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Religion: Francis presides over historic day of 4 popes

YoopyaApril 27, 2014July 21, 2023

by YoopyaApril 27, 2014July 21, 202301

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis declared Popes John XXIII and John Paul II saints before some 800,000 people on Sunday in an unprecedented ceremony...

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Obama tells Pope Francis he is a ‘great admirer’

YoopyaMarch 27, 2014September 26, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 27, 2014September 26, 202305

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A visibly energized President Barack Obama held a nearly hourlong audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday, expressing his...

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Pope Francis renews his passport as a regular Argentine citizen

YoopyaFebruary 26, 2014October 28, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 26, 2014October 28, 202301

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...

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Pope revolutionizes Vatican by opening finances to scrutiny

YoopyaFebruary 25, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 25, 2014October 30, 202307

(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...

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Benedict joins Francis in historic 1st ceremony

YoopyaFebruary 22, 2014September 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 22, 2014September 30, 202305

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

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Pope opens critical week for reform, family issues

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 1, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 1, 2023014

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...

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How much is that halo? Vatican regulates costs of making saints

YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014December 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014December 3, 202307

(Reuters) – Even poor saints will benefit from Pope Francis’ drive to control costs and introduce a sense of sobriety and accounting transparency in the...

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Pope names 19 new cardinals, focusing on the poor

YoopyaJanuary 12, 2014December 10, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 12, 2014December 10, 202303

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday named his first batch of cardinals, choosing 19 men from Asia, Africa, and elsewhere, including Haiti and...

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Pope to travel to Holy Land May 24-26

YoopyaJanuary 5, 2014December 10, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 5, 2014December 10, 202303

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis announced Sunday that he would travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan on May 24-26, his first visit...

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For birthday, Pope Francis welcomes homeless, canonizes priest, gets honored by gay magazine

YoopyaDecember 20, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 20, 2013December 31, 202302

By Jeff Black, Staff Writer, NBC News Pope Francis, the down-home pontiff whose compassionate and pastoral message is resonating around the world, turned 77-years-old on...