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"Choose Lesser Of Two Evils": Pope Francis On Donald Trump, Kamala Harris
Pope Francis on Friday criticized both former US President Donald Trump over his plan to deport millions of immigrants and Vice President Kamala Harris over her stance supporting abortion rights.
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Pope Calling Joe Biden "Good Catholic" Further Fuels US Abortion Debate
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Pope Francis told him he was a "good Catholic" who can receive communion, widening a gulf between Francis and conservative US bishops who want to deny it because of Biden's support for abortion rights.
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Joe Biden To Meet Pope Amid Domestic Pressure Over Abortion Rights
Devout Roman Catholic Joe Biden meets Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday at a time when the U.S. president is under intense pressure for his conflicted position in the dispute over abortion rights.
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Pope Says Health Workers' Conscientious Objection To Abortion Non-Negotiable
Health workers have a non-negotiable right to exercise conscientious objection by refusing to participate in an abortion, Pope Francis said on Thursday, calling the procedure "murder".
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Pope Says Abortion Is Murder, Urges "Pastoral" Approach
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that abortion was "murder" but, asked about US bishops threatening to deny holy communion to President Joe Biden, said the Church should generally avoid taking a political stance.
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US, Vatican Hold Talks In Wake Of Bishops' Challenge To Biden Over Abortion
Pope Francis on Monday held talks with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who was visiting the Vatican in the wake of a decision by American Catholic bishops that could lead to them denying Communion to President Joe Biden.
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Pope Condemns Abortion, Says Its Use Amounted To Hiring Of "Paid Killer"
Pope Francis reiterated on Saturday that abortion is unacceptable, saying its use amounted to the hiring of a "paid killer".
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Pope Francis Says Abortion Is Like Hiring "Contract Killer"
Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to hiring a "contract killer".
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Pope Francis Indefinitely Extends Special Permission On Abortion
Pope Francis is allowing all priests to absolve women of the "grave sin" of abortion, extending indefinitely special permission he had granted for the duration of the just-ended Holy Year of Mercy.
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Pope Francis On Zika: Abortion A Crime, Contraception A Lesser Evil
Pope Francis insisted today that abortion was always a crime but hinted that the Church could exceptionally relax its ban on contraception for women at risk of contracting the Zika virus.
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Catholic Group Urges Pope To Allow Contraception To Fight Zika
A Roman Catholic group appealed to Pope Francis on Wednesday to allow Church members to "follow their conscience" and use contraception or to let women have abortions to protect themselves against the Zika virus.
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Pope Francis Tells Priests to Pardon Women Who Have Abortions
Pope Francis on Tuesday called on priests to pardon women who have abortions, and the doctors who perform them, during the upcoming Jubilee year -- overruling hardline traditionalists within the Catholic Church.
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Pope Makes Strong, Silent Anti-Abortion Statement
Pope Francis has generally avoided hot-button "culture war" issues like abortion, arguing that the church's doctrine on the sanctity of life is well-known and that he'd rather emphasize other aspects of church teaching.
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Barack Obama, Pope Francis find common ground, sharp divisions in Vatican meeting
Sharp differences over abortion and birth control surfaced as President Barack Obama held his first meeting on Thursday with Pope Francis, even as the president sought to emphasize common ground issues like economic inequality during a much-anticipated Vatican visit.
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Pope Francis, in nod to conservatives, calls abortion 'horrific'
Pope Francis, whom conservatives in the Roman Catholic Church have accused of not speaking out forcefully enough against abortion, on Monday called the practice "horrific".
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"Choose Lesser Of Two Evils": Pope Francis On Donald Trump, Kamala Harris
Pope Francis on Friday criticized both former US President Donald Trump over his plan to deport millions of immigrants and Vice President Kamala Harris over her stance supporting abortion rights.
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Pope Calling Joe Biden "Good Catholic" Further Fuels US Abortion Debate
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Pope Francis told him he was a "good Catholic" who can receive communion, widening a gulf between Francis and conservative US bishops who want to deny it because of Biden's support for abortion rights.
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Joe Biden To Meet Pope Amid Domestic Pressure Over Abortion Rights
Devout Roman Catholic Joe Biden meets Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday at a time when the U.S. president is under intense pressure for his conflicted position in the dispute over abortion rights.
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Pope Says Health Workers' Conscientious Objection To Abortion Non-Negotiable
Health workers have a non-negotiable right to exercise conscientious objection by refusing to participate in an abortion, Pope Francis said on Thursday, calling the procedure "murder".
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Pope Says Abortion Is Murder, Urges "Pastoral" Approach
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that abortion was "murder" but, asked about US bishops threatening to deny holy communion to President Joe Biden, said the Church should generally avoid taking a political stance.
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US, Vatican Hold Talks In Wake Of Bishops' Challenge To Biden Over Abortion
Pope Francis on Monday held talks with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who was visiting the Vatican in the wake of a decision by American Catholic bishops that could lead to them denying Communion to President Joe Biden.
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Pope Condemns Abortion, Says Its Use Amounted To Hiring Of "Paid Killer"
Pope Francis reiterated on Saturday that abortion is unacceptable, saying its use amounted to the hiring of a "paid killer".
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Pope Francis Says Abortion Is Like Hiring "Contract Killer"
Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to hiring a "contract killer".
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Pope Francis Indefinitely Extends Special Permission On Abortion
Pope Francis is allowing all priests to absolve women of the "grave sin" of abortion, extending indefinitely special permission he had granted for the duration of the just-ended Holy Year of Mercy.
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Pope Francis On Zika: Abortion A Crime, Contraception A Lesser Evil
Pope Francis insisted today that abortion was always a crime but hinted that the Church could exceptionally relax its ban on contraception for women at risk of contracting the Zika virus.
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Catholic Group Urges Pope To Allow Contraception To Fight Zika
A Roman Catholic group appealed to Pope Francis on Wednesday to allow Church members to "follow their conscience" and use contraception or to let women have abortions to protect themselves against the Zika virus.
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Pope Francis Tells Priests to Pardon Women Who Have Abortions
Pope Francis on Tuesday called on priests to pardon women who have abortions, and the doctors who perform them, during the upcoming Jubilee year -- overruling hardline traditionalists within the Catholic Church.
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Pope Makes Strong, Silent Anti-Abortion Statement
Pope Francis has generally avoided hot-button "culture war" issues like abortion, arguing that the church's doctrine on the sanctity of life is well-known and that he'd rather emphasize other aspects of church teaching.
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Barack Obama, Pope Francis find common ground, sharp divisions in Vatican meeting
Sharp differences over abortion and birth control surfaced as President Barack Obama held his first meeting on Thursday with Pope Francis, even as the president sought to emphasize common ground issues like economic inequality during a much-anticipated Vatican visit.
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Pope Francis, in nod to conservatives, calls abortion 'horrific'
Pope Francis, whom conservatives in the Roman Catholic Church have accused of not speaking out forcefully enough against abortion, on Monday called the practice "horrific".
