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Dostoevsky To Proust, Pope Francis Lists His Favourite Authors
Pope Francis's bookish side emerged Sunday, after the Vatican published a letter in which the pontiff encouraged young priests to read --- while revealing that he himself likes the great tragedies.
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Man Strips, Stands Naked In Vatican Church To Protest Ukraine War: Report
A man visiting St Peter's Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church's main altar in what appeared to be a protest against the war in Ukraine, a Vatican source said.
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Pope Francis Presides Over Pope Benedict's Funeral
To the sound of tolling bells, 12 pallbearers carried the wooden coffin of Pope Benedict out of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday and placed it before thousands of faithful gathered in the square for his funeral.
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Tens Of Thousands Pay Respects To Former Pope Benedict At Vatican
Tens of thousands of people paid their respects on Monday to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state in St Peter's Basilica before his funeral.
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Russia Welcomes Vatican's Offer To Mediate But Says Ukraine Not On Board
The Kremlin said on Monday that it welcomed a Vatican offer to provide a negotiating platform to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but that Kyiv's position made this impossible.
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Pics: Vatican-Themed Durga Puja Pandal In Kolkata
Shreebhumi Sporting Club, which is known for their enthralling new themes every year, has chosen the St Peters Basilica at the Vatican City this year.
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Hyderabad Archbishop Installed As Vatican Cardinal By Pope Francis
Archbishop of Hyderabad Poola Anthony became the first Telugu person to be installed as a cardinal in the Vatican. The ceremony took place at St Peter's Basilica on Saturday in Vatican City and it was presided by Pope Francis.
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"Don't Let Church Failings Distance You From God": Pope Francis On Christmas Eve
Pope Francis led the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Tuesday, urging them not to let the Church's failings lead them away from accepting God's love.
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Tagore Songs On Lips, Mamata Banerjee Brings Bengal To Mother Teresa's Canonization
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sang popular Bengali devotional songs and walked with members of her delegation to St Peter's Basilica where Mother Teresa today was conferred sainthood.
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Pope Francis Expected To Call For Reconciliation On Christmas Day
Pope Francis was expected to appeal for reconciliation of fractured communities in his Christmas Day blessing today, as the world takes stock of a year of violence and suffering that saw hundreds of thousands flee their homes.
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Pop-Up Popes, Lego Basilica Welcome Francis to US
Pope selfies, a basilica made of Lego, even pope-themed toast: Pope Francis has been popping up all over the northeastern United States ahead of his visit next week.
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Pope Francis Says Celebrants Should Remember Life's Fleetingness
Pope Francis has presided over a solemn prayer service in St. Peter's Basilica on New Year's Eve, using his homily to stress life's fleetingness.
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Pope Francis Wishes Christmas Hope and Peace for Mideast
This Christmas, Pope Francis is focusing his attention on all those weeping in the world, singling out the refugees, hostages and all those suffering in conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine.
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Pope Francis Celebrates Christmas Eve Mass And Calls Iraqi Refugees
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve with a late-night Mass on Wednesday in St Peter's Basilica and a phone call to some Iraqi refugees forced to flee their homes by Islamic militants.
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Becoming a saint in five not-so-easy steps
Being made a saint of the Catholic Church is no easy feat and the conclusion of a drawn-out process following a candidate's death, usually involving having two Vatican-recognized "miracles" attributed to you.
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Dostoevsky To Proust, Pope Francis Lists His Favourite Authors
Pope Francis's bookish side emerged Sunday, after the Vatican published a letter in which the pontiff encouraged young priests to read --- while revealing that he himself likes the great tragedies.
-
Man Strips, Stands Naked In Vatican Church To Protest Ukraine War: Report
A man visiting St Peter's Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church's main altar in what appeared to be a protest against the war in Ukraine, a Vatican source said.
-
Pope Francis Presides Over Pope Benedict's Funeral
To the sound of tolling bells, 12 pallbearers carried the wooden coffin of Pope Benedict out of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday and placed it before thousands of faithful gathered in the square for his funeral.
-
Tens Of Thousands Pay Respects To Former Pope Benedict At Vatican
Tens of thousands of people paid their respects on Monday to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state in St Peter's Basilica before his funeral.
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Russia Welcomes Vatican's Offer To Mediate But Says Ukraine Not On Board
The Kremlin said on Monday that it welcomed a Vatican offer to provide a negotiating platform to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but that Kyiv's position made this impossible.
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Pics: Vatican-Themed Durga Puja Pandal In Kolkata
Shreebhumi Sporting Club, which is known for their enthralling new themes every year, has chosen the St Peters Basilica at the Vatican City this year.
-
Hyderabad Archbishop Installed As Vatican Cardinal By Pope Francis
Archbishop of Hyderabad Poola Anthony became the first Telugu person to be installed as a cardinal in the Vatican. The ceremony took place at St Peter's Basilica on Saturday in Vatican City and it was presided by Pope Francis.
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"Don't Let Church Failings Distance You From God": Pope Francis On Christmas Eve
Pope Francis led the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Tuesday, urging them not to let the Church's failings lead them away from accepting God's love.
-
Tagore Songs On Lips, Mamata Banerjee Brings Bengal To Mother Teresa's Canonization
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sang popular Bengali devotional songs and walked with members of her delegation to St Peter's Basilica where Mother Teresa today was conferred sainthood.
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Pope Francis Expected To Call For Reconciliation On Christmas Day
Pope Francis was expected to appeal for reconciliation of fractured communities in his Christmas Day blessing today, as the world takes stock of a year of violence and suffering that saw hundreds of thousands flee their homes.
-
Pop-Up Popes, Lego Basilica Welcome Francis to US
Pope selfies, a basilica made of Lego, even pope-themed toast: Pope Francis has been popping up all over the northeastern United States ahead of his visit next week.
-
Pope Francis Says Celebrants Should Remember Life's Fleetingness
Pope Francis has presided over a solemn prayer service in St. Peter's Basilica on New Year's Eve, using his homily to stress life's fleetingness.
-
Pope Francis Wishes Christmas Hope and Peace for Mideast
This Christmas, Pope Francis is focusing his attention on all those weeping in the world, singling out the refugees, hostages and all those suffering in conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine.
-
Pope Francis Celebrates Christmas Eve Mass And Calls Iraqi Refugees
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve with a late-night Mass on Wednesday in St Peter's Basilica and a phone call to some Iraqi refugees forced to flee their homes by Islamic militants.
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Becoming a saint in five not-so-easy steps
Being made a saint of the Catholic Church is no easy feat and the conclusion of a drawn-out process following a candidate's death, usually involving having two Vatican-recognized "miracles" attributed to you.
