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"State-Sponsored Persecution" Of Christians: Trinamool Writes To Vatican
Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress wrote to the Vatican today, alleging "state-sponsored persecution of Christians" in Assam. Party spokesman Saket Gokhale wrote to the Embassy of the Holy See of the Vatican.
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Pope Expresses "Great Sorrow" For Sexual Abuse Victims Of French Clergy
Pope Francis expressed his "great sorrow" for the victims of sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy after the publication on Tuesday of a devastating report, a Vatican spokesman said.
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Vatican Spokesman, Deputy Resign Suddenly: Official
The spokesman for the Vatican and his deputy resigned suddenly on Monday, an official statement said.
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Vatican Denies Report That Says Pope Francis Believes Hell Does Not Exist
The Vatican denied Thursday an Italian journalist's report in which he says Pope Francis told him "hell does not exist, the disappearance of sinful souls exists." The Vatican press office says that although the pope met with La Repubblica co-founder Eugenio Scalfari, Francis did not give an interview to him, said Thomas Rosica, an English-language ...
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Pope Francis Misses Step And Falls During Mass, Escapes Injury
Pope Francis fell after stumbling on an altar step today during a visit to Poland but quickly got back to his feet, without injury.
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Pope Names US Reporter As Spokesman Plus First Female Deputy
Pope Francis on Monday named a former Fox News correspondent to head up the Vatican press office and appointed the tiny state's first-ever female deputy spokesperson.
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte To Visit Pope, Apologise For Derogatory Comment
Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte is planning to visit the Vatican to make a personal apology to the pope for calling him a "son of a w***e", the politician's spokesman said on today.
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Iran's Hassan Rouhani To Visit Vatican In January
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will make his first visit to the Vatican and meet Pope Francis in the second half of January, a spokesman for the tiny city state said today.
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Pope Francis Holds Private Meeting With President of Warring South Sudan
Pope Francis held a private meeting with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Friday, pushing for peace in the world's newest nation that has endured nearly two years of civil war, a Vatican spokesman said.
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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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Pope Francis to Visit Mexico in 2016
Pope Francis plans to make his first official trip to Mexico next year, a Vatican spokesman said on Tuesday, announcing the Argentine pontiff's latest visit to the Americas.
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Pope Francis Has Hip Problem, Gets Physical Therapy: Spokesman
Pope Francis, who has been limping more and more as his US trip goes on, has a hip ailment and gets physical therapy on a regular basis, the Vatican spokesman said Saturday.
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Pope Francis Meets Fidel Castro, Warns Against Ideology on Cuba Trip
Pope Francis met Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro today, calling on the 89-year-old retired president at his home, a Vatican spokesman said.
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Cuban President at Vatican Thanks Pope Francis for Mediating Thaw With US
Cuban President Raul Castro met with Pope Francis at the Vatican Sunday, thanking the pontiff for his role in brokering an historic rapprochement between Havana and Washington, a papal spokesman said.
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No Pope Meeting For Dalai Lama As Vatican Eyes China Ties
Pope Francis will not meet the Dalai Lama when the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader visits Rome this weekend, a Vatican spokesman said today- a decision apparently seeking to avoid upsetting China.
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"State-Sponsored Persecution" Of Christians: Trinamool Writes To Vatican
Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress wrote to the Vatican today, alleging "state-sponsored persecution of Christians" in Assam. Party spokesman Saket Gokhale wrote to the Embassy of the Holy See of the Vatican.
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Pope Expresses "Great Sorrow" For Sexual Abuse Victims Of French Clergy
Pope Francis expressed his "great sorrow" for the victims of sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy after the publication on Tuesday of a devastating report, a Vatican spokesman said.
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Vatican Spokesman, Deputy Resign Suddenly: Official
The spokesman for the Vatican and his deputy resigned suddenly on Monday, an official statement said.
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Vatican Denies Report That Says Pope Francis Believes Hell Does Not Exist
The Vatican denied Thursday an Italian journalist's report in which he says Pope Francis told him "hell does not exist, the disappearance of sinful souls exists." The Vatican press office says that although the pope met with La Repubblica co-founder Eugenio Scalfari, Francis did not give an interview to him, said Thomas Rosica, an English-language ...
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Pope Francis Misses Step And Falls During Mass, Escapes Injury
Pope Francis fell after stumbling on an altar step today during a visit to Poland but quickly got back to his feet, without injury.
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Pope Names US Reporter As Spokesman Plus First Female Deputy
Pope Francis on Monday named a former Fox News correspondent to head up the Vatican press office and appointed the tiny state's first-ever female deputy spokesperson.
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte To Visit Pope, Apologise For Derogatory Comment
Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte is planning to visit the Vatican to make a personal apology to the pope for calling him a "son of a w***e", the politician's spokesman said on today.
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Iran's Hassan Rouhani To Visit Vatican In January
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will make his first visit to the Vatican and meet Pope Francis in the second half of January, a spokesman for the tiny city state said today.
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Pope Francis Holds Private Meeting With President of Warring South Sudan
Pope Francis held a private meeting with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Friday, pushing for peace in the world's newest nation that has endured nearly two years of civil war, a Vatican spokesman said.
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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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Pope Francis to Visit Mexico in 2016
Pope Francis plans to make his first official trip to Mexico next year, a Vatican spokesman said on Tuesday, announcing the Argentine pontiff's latest visit to the Americas.
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Pope Francis Has Hip Problem, Gets Physical Therapy: Spokesman
Pope Francis, who has been limping more and more as his US trip goes on, has a hip ailment and gets physical therapy on a regular basis, the Vatican spokesman said Saturday.
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Pope Francis Meets Fidel Castro, Warns Against Ideology on Cuba Trip
Pope Francis met Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro today, calling on the 89-year-old retired president at his home, a Vatican spokesman said.
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Cuban President at Vatican Thanks Pope Francis for Mediating Thaw With US
Cuban President Raul Castro met with Pope Francis at the Vatican Sunday, thanking the pontiff for his role in brokering an historic rapprochement between Havana and Washington, a papal spokesman said.
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No Pope Meeting For Dalai Lama As Vatican Eyes China Ties
Pope Francis will not meet the Dalai Lama when the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader visits Rome this weekend, a Vatican spokesman said today- a decision apparently seeking to avoid upsetting China.
