Vatican
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Pope meets Israeli president at the Vatican
Nov 19, 2018
Francis welcomed Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to the Vatican Nov. 15 for a private discussion that included the importance of building greater trust between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Pope pays surprise visit to First Aid Station in St Peter's Square
Nov 18, 2018
Pope Francis surprises patients and medical assistants with an unannounced visit to St Peter’s Square’s First Aid Station ahead of the Second World Day for the poor.
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Pope: Ratzinger Prize-winners help us turn our thoughts to God
Nov 18, 2018
Presiding at the Ratzinger Prize award ceremony, Pope Francis shared his sentiments of gratitude for the Pope Emeritus’ legacy and expressed appreciation for this year’s prize-winners.
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Pope commends blind people's work for poorest and abandoned
Nov 18, 2018
Pope Francis on November 17 met some 400 members of the Apostolic Movement of the Blind on their 90th anniversary.
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Francis makes appointments to Roman Rota, Vatican Court of Appeal
Nov 17, 2018
Pope Francis appointed two lay lawyers to tribunals of the Holy See and Vatican City.
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WWI: Papal diplomacy during and after The Great War
Nov 16, 2018
Following a series of commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, this week attention turns to a world post-WWI, and Papal
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Order of Malta joins Pope in inviting all to mark World Day of the Poor
Nov 16, 2018
Sunday, 19 November is the second World Day of the Poor, established by Pope Francis to mark the end of the 2016 Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.
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Pope and Pope Emeritus write in support of Ratzinger Foundation
Nov 16, 2018
Two letters addressed to Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, President of the Ratzinger Foundation: the first, dated November 12th, from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and the second, dated November 13th, from Pope Francis.
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Pope urges Latin American priests to create communion and be close to their people
Nov 16, 2018
Pope Francis on November 15 spoke to the some 100 student priests and staff of the Collegio Pio Latino, or the Latin American College of Rome, on the occasion of its 160th anniversary.
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Pope at Mass: Martyrdom doesn’t make the news
Nov 16, 2018
At Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, the Pope comments on the day’s Gospel, saying that the Church is made manifest “in the Eucharist and in good works.”
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