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Pope says ex-pontiff Benedict 'very ill'

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis said Wednesday that former pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, is "very ill", and urged people to pray for him before going to be by his side.

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Pope says ex-pontiff Benedict 'very ill', asks for prayers

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis said Wednesday that former pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, whose health has steadily been deteriorating, is "very ill" and called on the faithful to pray for him.

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At Christmas, Pope urges end to 'senseless' Ukraine war

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the "senseless" war in Ukraine, in his traditional Christmas Day message broadcast around the world.

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Pope Francis to address faithful on Christmas Day

Vatican City (AFP) - Thousands of people are set to gather Sunday in St Peter's Square to hear Pope Francis deliver his Christmas Day message, where he is expected to offer prayers for war-torn Ukraine.

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Pope to return three Parthenon fragments to Athens

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis is to return to Greece three fragments of Athens' Parthenon temple, in what the Vatican called Friday a gesture of friendship.

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Pope says spend less on Christmas, give to Ukraine

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis on Wednesday called on people to spend less on Christmas presents and celebrations, and donate the money saved to those in war-ravaged Ukraine.

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Pope to visit DR Congo, S. Sudan in early 2023

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan early next year, a trip previously postponed due to problems with his knee, the Vatican said Thursday.

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Pope visits Bahrain for interfaith talks with rights in spotlight

Fiumicino (Italy) (AFP) - Pope Francis, leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, departed Thursday for the Gulf state of Bahrain to foster ties with Islam in a trip overshadowed by criticism of human rights abuses.

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Francis' first visit to Bahrain to cement ties with Islam

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis will become the first pontiff in history to visit Bahrain, in a trip this week that is hoped will cement ties with Islam but is also marked by accusations of human rights abuses in the Gulf state.

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Pope urges UN reform after Ukraine war, Covid 'limits'

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis said the need to reform the United Nations was "more than obvious" after the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war exposed its limits, in an extract of his new book published Sunday.

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Pope to visit Bahrain in November

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis will in November visit Bahrain, home to the biggest Catholic church in the Arabian peninsula, the Vatican said Wednesday.

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Central Asian tensions to colour pope's Kazakhstan trip

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis heads to Kazakhstan next week, despite an injured knee, for a visit likely to be dominated by tensions in the Central Asian region following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Pope Francis beatifies 'Smiling' John Paul I

Vatican City (AFP) - Thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Francis presided over the beatification of John Paul I, the so-called "Smiling Pope" who led the Catholic Church for just 33 days before dying in contested circumstances.

AFP

Pope creates new cardinals who may choose successor

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis on Saturday created 20 new cardinals picked from the four corners of the world, most of whom could one day end up choosing his successor.

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As rumours swirl, Pope Francis names new cardinals

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis, who recently raised the possibility of retiring due to his declining health, will create 20 new cardinals on Saturday -- many of whom could one day choose his successor.

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Pope 'concerned' after Nicaraguan bishop detained

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis said Sunday he was "concerned" by rising tensions between the state and the Catholic church in Nicaragua, two days after bishop and regime critic Rolando Alvarez was detained.

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Canadian cardinal 'strongly denies' sex assault claims

Vatican City (AFP) - Canadian cardinal Marc Ouellet on Friday strongly denied claims of sexual assault made against him and said he was ready to prove his "innocence".

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Reminiscent of the scene in Oscar-nominated film The Two Popes where Cardinal Julio Bergoglio (Jonathan Price) was led by the Swiss Guards up the long staircase to have audience with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) at the Apostolic Palace, a group of Buddhist monks and laymen were guided…

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Pope's future sparks debate, resignation seems unlikely

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis has fuelled the rumour mill with a postponed Africa trip and the curious timing of an upcoming meeting of cardinals -- but experts caution against assuming a resignation is nigh.

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Shots! Pope jokes 'a little tequila' would ease knee pain

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis has quipped that a shot of tequila would help him with a painful knee that has forced the 85-year-old Argentinian to use a wheelchair.

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Pope canonises hermit, martyr and journalist

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis on Sunday canonised a Frenchman murdered in the desert, a Dutch priest killed in a Nazi concentration camp and an Indian lay convert among 10 new saints officially proclaimed on Sunday.

AFP

Swiss Guard tailor stitches papal defenders' pantaloons

Vatican City (AFP) - Under the watchful gaze of former popes in framed photographs hanging on the walls, tailor Ety Cicioni races to stitch the brightly coloured uniforms for pontifical Swiss Guard recruits ahead of their swearing-in ceremony.

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Pope Says Eager To Visit Moscow And Meet Vladimir Putin

Pope Francis of the Vatican City, in an interview with the Italian news outlet, said that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) "barking" at Russia's door may have led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

AFP

Be kind to your mother-in-law, urges Pope

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Catholics to honour the elderly and take care of family bonds, also taking the opportunity to return to the thorny subject of mothers-in-law.

AFP

Pope asks Sri Lanka to reveal Easter bombers over conspiracy murmurs

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis urged Sri Lankan authorities on Monday to reveal who was behind the country's 2019 Easter bombings in an attack the island's Catholics suspect was a plot to propel President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to power.

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