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Pope Francis
The pope's 2023: A year of health challenges, travel and the synod
A predecessor's funeral, five papal trips, two hospitalizations, another document pleading for care of creation and the opening assembly of the synod on synodality kept...
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'The devil is a seducer,' pope says as he begins new series of talks
At his last general audience of the year, Pope Francis announced he was beginning a new series of audience talks, which would focus on vices and virtues.
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Pope Francis
Celebrating the Incarnation, remember Bethlehem, too, pope says
With the ongoing violence in the Holy Land, Pope Francis asked Catholics to remember the people of Bethlehem this Christmas.
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Pope Francis
Pope says he'll be buried outside the Vatican, is simplifying funeral
In an interview with the Mexican digital news site N+ on the feast of our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Francis revealed that he's already made arrangements for his burial...
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Pope Francis
Pope asks theologians to help 'de-masculinize' the church
Meeting members of the International Theological Commission, a body appointed by the pope and that works with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis...
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Pope Francis
Pope cancels Dubai trip although Vatican says his health is improving
Pope Francis had wanted to go to Dubai to address COP28, the U.N. climate conference.
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Pope Francis
UPDATE: Pope's health improving; he keeps some appointments
Pope Francis, who will celebrate his 87th birthday Dec. 17, canceled his day's appointments Nov. 25 and underwent a CT scan. He was receiving IV antibiotics at home and...
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Pope Francis
Pope undergoes CT scan to rule out lung problems
The pope, who will turn 87 in December, had spent three nights in the hospital in March for a respiratory infection.
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Pope Francis
Pope: Contemplate greatness of God's love in simplicity of a crèche
Celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Nativity scene, the Vatican has collected much of what Pope Francis has said and written about the Christmas crèche and the pope...
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Faith is a call to dialogue and peacemaking, pope tells rabbis
In a message to the Conference of European Rabbis, Pope Francis condemned acts of antisemitism and pleaded with all believers in the one God to promote dialogue and peace...