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Pope Francis
Global pastor: In word and deed, pope preached mercy, outreach
Pope Francis had managed to give his Easter blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) yesterday and even to ride in the popemobile through the crowd in St...
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Pope on Easter: Jesus' resurrection makes Christians pilgrims of hope
Pope Francis had a brief Easter morning meeting with Vice President JD Vance and then went into St. Peter's Square to give his Easter blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city...
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Vatican
Christ's light breaks through world's darkness, pope says in vigil message
Though Pope Francis did not preside at the Easter Vigil, his homily was read by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re and called on the faithful to be "a presence of hope" in a...
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Vatican
Religious freedom, migration on agenda as Vance meets Cardinal Parolin
After attending the Good Friday liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica, Vice President Vance was back at the Vatican for formal talks with the Vatican secretary of state.
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Vatican
Changing the world demands changing direction, pope writes for Way of Cross
In his Good Friday meditations that were read at Rome’s Colosseum, Pope Francis warned of a world driven by selfishness and exclusion, calling it a “construction site of...
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Vatican
Love, not power saves the world, papal preacher says at service with Vance
At the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, the papal preacher underlined the power of love over strength. Among the...
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Pope Francis
'Why them and not me,' pope asks after Holy Thursday visit to jail
Pope Francis continued his custom of going to a detention facility of Holy Thursday. Although his ongoing recovery meant he was unable to celebrate Mass, he prayed with...
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Vatican
Be 'heralds of hope,' pope asks priests in homily for chrism Mass
Pope Francis did not join the cardinals, bishops, priests and faithful in St. Peter's Basilica but sent his homily.
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JD Vance announces trip to Rome, meeting at Vatican
Whether he will have an opportunity to greet Pope Francis is not known.
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Pope Francis
Despite improved health, pope picks cardinals to lead Holy Week liturgies
With Holy Week underway, Pope Francis' presence at the Vatican's Holy Week and Easter liturgies is still uncertain.