Pope Francis: From Argentina to the World
Saturday, April 27, 2013
The sun had set over Vatican City on March 13 as the white smoke barreled out of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, announcing the election of a new pope. The smoke eventually stopped, but the rain did not, and those crowded into St. Peter’s Square seemed unfazed. The anticipation could be ...
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Homebody, Soccer Fan, Tango-Lover — Papal Pastimes Revealed
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Here are a few of Pope Francis' favorite things, which he revealed in a series of interviews granted while he was archbishop of Buenos Aires.
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Pope Francis to Live in Vatican Guesthouse
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has decided not to move into the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, but to live in a suite in the Vatican guesthouse where he has been since the beginning of the conclave that elected him, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman.
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Additional Recent News
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — With a warm embrace, a helping hand, shared prayer, a long discussion and lunch together, Pope Francis spent several hours with retired Pope Benedict XVI March 23 at the papal summer villa.
Monday, March 25, 2013
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Monday, March 25, 2013
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis formally began his ministry as bishop of Rome and as pope by pledging to protect the Catholic Church, the dignity of each person and the beauty of creation, just like St. Joseph protected Mary and Jesus.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has decided to celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper in a Rome juvenile detention facility and wash the feet of some of the young detainees.
Friday, March 22, 2013
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Friday, March 22, 2013
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNS)—Oscar Justo, 60, begs for bills and
coins from a perch next to St. Joseph Parish in Barrio de Flores, the
neighborhood where Pope Francis was born.
Monday, March 18, 2013
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Monday, March 18, 2013
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis' style of breaking away from his security detail and diving toward the crowds means his protectors have had to do a quick rewrite of strategy, sometimes on the spot.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said that "as things got dangerous" in the conclave voting, he was sitting next to his "great friend," Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes "who comforted me."
Monday, March 18, 2013
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Monday, March 18, 2013
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