Vatican

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  Pope leads faithful in prayer for victims of Sunken migrant boat

  Apr 20, 2015

  Although Italian border police have rescued 28 people, an estimated 700 people are feared dead in what may be the worst disaster in the Mediterranean. So far, rescue workers have recovered only 24 bodies.

  
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  Pope: Doomed migrants were looking for happiness

  Apr 20, 2015

  Pope Francis led a moment of prayerful silence on Sunday for the hundreds of migrants killed off the coast of Lampedusa, saying they were like us in their search for happiness.

  
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  Pope: Denounce and combat trafficking in human beings, a hidden evil

  Apr 20, 2015

  There is an ‘urgent’ need to report and combat "trafficking in human beings" this new evil that the globalized world wants to hide because it is scandalous and politically incorrect".

  
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  Is a 'springtime' of leadership blooming for women in the Vatican?

  Apr 20, 2015

  With more opportunities opening for women to take leadership roles in Vatican councils and congregations, women are filling the ranks of the Roman Curia on a historically unprecedented level.

  
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  Pope Francis to Cuba? It's not official, but possible, Vatican says

  Apr 20, 2015

  The Holy See Press Office confirmed today that Pope Francis is considering a possible stop in Cuba as part as his trip to United States, which is scheduled to take place in September.

  

• Pope to Kenyan bishops: "Do not be afraid to be a prophetic voice!"

  Apr 17, 2015

  These were the words of Pope Francis to the Episcopal Conference of Kenya who are in Rome for their ad Limina Apostolorum visit.

  
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  Francis offers mass for Benedict XVI

  Apr 17, 2015

  Pope Francis Thursday offered this morning's Mass at Casa Santa Marta for his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who celebrates his 88th birthday yesterday.

  
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  Pope Francis to honor Junipero Serra at American seminary in Rome

  Apr 17, 2015

  Since Pope Francis won’t make it to California for the canonization of its great evangelizer, he will join a celebration at Rome’s American seminary to honor the soon-to-be saint and encourage devotion to him.

  
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  Papal blessings for Asia Bibi’s family, as death sentence still looms

  Apr 17, 2015

  Pope Francis has blessed the family of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, as they continue to work for her release.

  
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  Vatican announces dates of apostolic trip to Latin America

  Apr 17, 2015

  The Holy See Press Office has announced the dates of Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit to South America.