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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, 202308

(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, 2023017

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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South Korean church mourns after Egypt bombing

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2014November 25, 202303

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

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

YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014December 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014December 3, 202301

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...

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Vatican comes under sharp criticism for sex abuse

YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014November 26, 202301

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....

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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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Scooter riding preacher insists he’s Jesus reincarnated despite 40 arrests and ban from Britain

YoopyaJanuary 8, 2014December 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 8, 2014December 3, 202308

Inri Cristo has been dressing up as Christ since 1979 and tells followers: “I can be crazy but not dumb” This man believes he is...

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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...