Vatican
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Neocatechumenal Way receives strong papal endorsement
Mar 12, 2015
Pope Francis gave his full support to the Neocatechumenal Way in a March 6 meeting with 7,000 members of the movement.
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Pope Francis to celebrate Holy Thursday in Roman Prison
Mar 12, 2015
The Vatican announced that Holy Thursday evening, April 2, the Holy Father will go to the Rebibbia prison in Rome to meet with inmates and wash their feet, as Jesus had done for His Apostles.
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A milkshake for the Pope: One sweet way to support Francis in Philly
Mar 12, 2015
As the City of Brotherly Love prepares to host the next World Meeting of Families – and Pope Francis’ first papal visit to America – a restaurant has come up with a tasty fundraiser to benefit planning efforts.
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Pope Francis carries his late grandma's words with him every day
Mar 12, 2015
Pope Francis said Wednesday that the elderly play a key role in the lives of the youth, and revealed that he still keeps the letter his grandmother wrote him for his ordination in his daily prayer book.
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Pope to catholic university of Argentina: Theology and holiness are inseparable
Mar 11, 2015
Pope Francis sent a letter to Cardinal Aurelio Poli, Grand Chancellor of the Catholic University of Argentina to mark the 100th anniversary of its founding.
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Pope: 'Asking for forgiveness is not a simple apology'
Mar 11, 2015
In order to experience forgiveness we must also know what it means to forgive others as Jesus taught.
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Pope Francis: If I’m assassinated, at least make it painless
Mar 11, 2015
Pope Francis knows he can be assassinated at any moment —but he wants his killers to at least “make it painless” because his holiness says he’s “a real scaredy cat when it comes to physical pain.”
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Pope Francis talks ISIS, jokes about being a 'coward' when it comes to physical pain
Mar 11, 2015
Pope Francis gave a recent interview with an Argentinian shanty town's community paper, where he touched on how he feels about ISIS threats and jested about his lack of tolerance for physical pain.
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Belgian King and Queen Meet Pope Francis
Mar 10, 2015
Pope Francis met with King Philip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium today at the Vatican.
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Pope: Simplicity, humility, divinity – God never makes a scene
Mar 10, 2015
If there’s one thing that marks the presence of God, it’s humility rather than making a scene, Pope Francis said Monday.
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