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Vatican City, Holy See (AFP) —Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said Venezuelans' welfare should prevail and the country's sovereignty should be guaranteed after...
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Dominica PM to meet with Pope in Rome
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ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, will meet with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican during a four-day visit to Italy, a...
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VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Leo XVI on Tuesday called on the world to protect human "dignity" online as it faces the "challenge" of artificial...
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Trump says election of first US pope ‘great honor for our country’
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Robert Francis Prevost becomes first US pope in Catholic Church history
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Robert Francis Prevost becomes first US pope in Catholic Church history
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White smoke signals Catholic Church has new pope
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Video game rides conclave excitement allowing players to pick new pope
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Huge crowds pack Vatican ahead of Pope’s funeral
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A ‘discreet death’: Vatican recounts Pope Francis last hours
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CIUDAD DEL VATICANO, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in St Peter's Square on Easter S...
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Pope Francis was a champion and advocate for change — PM Holness
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Frail Pope Francis takes to ‘popemobile’ to greet Easter crowd
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Recovering pope out and about again at favourite Rome Basilica
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Recovering pope ‘happy’ to get out and about — Vatican
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Recovering pope ‘happy’ to get out and about — Vatican
April 11, 2025
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Pope improving, Vatican hints at Sunday appearance
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Pope improving, Vatican hints at Sunday appearance
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Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, Vatican says
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VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said on Wednesday, adding that the 88-year-old's clin...
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Hospitalised Pope calls for peace, truth in conflicts
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Hospitalised Pope calls for peace, truth in conflicts
March 18, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP)  — Pope Francis, hospitalised for a month with pneumonia, called Tuesday for an end to war in a letter to Italy's leading...
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First glimpse of Pope since hospitalisation – Vatican
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First glimpse of Pope since hospitalisation – Vatican
March 16, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of Pope Francis since the 88-year-old pontiff was admitted more tha...
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Pope marks 12 years in job in hospital – with cake – but future uncertain
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Pope marks 12 years in job in hospital – with cake – but future uncertain
March 13, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis marked 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, celebrating with cake and slowly recovering af...
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Pope out of danger, talks turn to his return home
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March 11, 2025
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Calm night for pope, Vatican says, as condition improves
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Calm night for pope, Vatican says, as condition improves
March 9, 2025
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, after revealing that the 88-year-old was respondin...
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