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Pope's Autobiography Reveals He Was Almost Assassinated In Iraq In 2021
The Pope disclosed that he was the target of an attempted suicide bombing during his historic visit to Iraq in March 2021. This was the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, and it turned out to be one of the riskiest foreign trips of his 11-year papacy.
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Pope Francis Agrees To First Papal Visit To India Since 1999
Pope Francis has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit, in a turnaround in relations with the Vatican following the failure of negotiations for a papal trip to the country in 2017.
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Putin To Visit Pope In July, Likely To Pave Way For Papal Trip To Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Pope Francis next month, the Vatican said on Thursday, an encounter that could help pave the way for an historic papal trip to Russia.
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Enterprising 12-Year-Old Clicks Selfie With The Pope, Leaves Twitter Impressed
12-year-old Alison Nevin managed to do what very few have done before her -get a selfie with the Pope. The selife was taken during the Pope's visit to Ireland.
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"Grave Scandal Caused By Abuse Of Young People": Pope Francis In Ireland
Pope Francis marked the first papal visit to Ireland in 39 years by acknowledging that the failure of Church authorities to adequately address "repugnant" clerical child abuse crimes there remains a source of shame for the Catholic community.
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Pope Arrives For Meeting With Russian Orthodox Leader
Pope Francis landed in Cuba Friday for the first-ever papal meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a historic development in the 1,000-year schism within Christianity.
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Central African Catholics Look to Papal Visit for Salvation
Bangui, Central African Republic Fervent Roman Catholics in the Central African Republic, faced with almost daily killings, are counting on Pope Francis to help save their battered nation when he is scheduled to visit late in November.
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Storm Cuts Short Pope Francis' Trip to Typhoon-Hit Philippine City
Pope Francis cut short his visit to a typhoon-hit region of the Philippines on Saturday because of an approaching storm.
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Before Papal Visit, Manila Can Take Papal Selfies
In Asia's bastion of Roman Catholic faith, images of Pope Francis are getting the pop star treatment.
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Pope Francis Urges Korean Reconciliation, Reaches Out to China
Pope Francis on Monday called for peace and reconciliation on the divided Korean peninsula and sent a further message of goodwill to China, wrapping-up a five day trip to South Korea and the first papal visit to Asia in 15 years.
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Pope to Boost Booming Asia Church with South Korea Trip
Pope Francis travels to South Korea this week with a message of peace for the divided peninsula on his first papal visit to Asia, where the Catholic Church is undergoing dramatic growth.
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Hopes Grow for Pope Francis Visit to US in 2015
Hopes grew on Friday that Pope Francis will pay his first-ever papal visit to the United States in 2015 after a senior cleric said he'd be attending a major Catholic event in Philadelphia.
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Jordan Christians Prepare For Pope, Hope For Defender in Mideast
From Mount Nebo, with its views of the Holy Land, to sandstone churches in dusty villages, Jordan's Christians are preparing for a papal visit they hope will boost their standing in the Middle East.
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Israel Hate Crimes 'Poison Atmosphere' for Pope Visit: Patriarch
The head of the Roman Catholic church in the Holy Land said Sunday that Israeli hate crimes against local Muslims and Christians are souring relations ahead of a papal visit.
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First papal 'selfie' goes viral on social media
Pope Francis has broken protocol once again, appearing with a puzzled look on his face in a "selfie" photo taken with a group of teenagers visiting the Vatican.
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Pope's Autobiography Reveals He Was Almost Assassinated In Iraq In 2021
The Pope disclosed that he was the target of an attempted suicide bombing during his historic visit to Iraq in March 2021. This was the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, and it turned out to be one of the riskiest foreign trips of his 11-year papacy.
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Pope Francis Agrees To First Papal Visit To India Since 1999
Pope Francis has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit, in a turnaround in relations with the Vatican following the failure of negotiations for a papal trip to the country in 2017.
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Putin To Visit Pope In July, Likely To Pave Way For Papal Trip To Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Pope Francis next month, the Vatican said on Thursday, an encounter that could help pave the way for an historic papal trip to Russia.
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Enterprising 12-Year-Old Clicks Selfie With The Pope, Leaves Twitter Impressed
12-year-old Alison Nevin managed to do what very few have done before her -get a selfie with the Pope. The selife was taken during the Pope's visit to Ireland.
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"Grave Scandal Caused By Abuse Of Young People": Pope Francis In Ireland
Pope Francis marked the first papal visit to Ireland in 39 years by acknowledging that the failure of Church authorities to adequately address "repugnant" clerical child abuse crimes there remains a source of shame for the Catholic community.
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Pope Arrives For Meeting With Russian Orthodox Leader
Pope Francis landed in Cuba Friday for the first-ever papal meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a historic development in the 1,000-year schism within Christianity.
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Central African Catholics Look to Papal Visit for Salvation
Bangui, Central African Republic Fervent Roman Catholics in the Central African Republic, faced with almost daily killings, are counting on Pope Francis to help save their battered nation when he is scheduled to visit late in November.
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Storm Cuts Short Pope Francis' Trip to Typhoon-Hit Philippine City
Pope Francis cut short his visit to a typhoon-hit region of the Philippines on Saturday because of an approaching storm.
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Before Papal Visit, Manila Can Take Papal Selfies
In Asia's bastion of Roman Catholic faith, images of Pope Francis are getting the pop star treatment.
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Pope Francis Urges Korean Reconciliation, Reaches Out to China
Pope Francis on Monday called for peace and reconciliation on the divided Korean peninsula and sent a further message of goodwill to China, wrapping-up a five day trip to South Korea and the first papal visit to Asia in 15 years.
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Pope to Boost Booming Asia Church with South Korea Trip
Pope Francis travels to South Korea this week with a message of peace for the divided peninsula on his first papal visit to Asia, where the Catholic Church is undergoing dramatic growth.
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Hopes Grow for Pope Francis Visit to US in 2015
Hopes grew on Friday that Pope Francis will pay his first-ever papal visit to the United States in 2015 after a senior cleric said he'd be attending a major Catholic event in Philadelphia.
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Jordan Christians Prepare For Pope, Hope For Defender in Mideast
From Mount Nebo, with its views of the Holy Land, to sandstone churches in dusty villages, Jordan's Christians are preparing for a papal visit they hope will boost their standing in the Middle East.
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Israel Hate Crimes 'Poison Atmosphere' for Pope Visit: Patriarch
The head of the Roman Catholic church in the Holy Land said Sunday that Israeli hate crimes against local Muslims and Christians are souring relations ahead of a papal visit.
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First papal 'selfie' goes viral on social media
Pope Francis has broken protocol once again, appearing with a puzzled look on his face in a "selfie" photo taken with a group of teenagers visiting the Vatican.
