Pope Francis in hospital for scheduled intestinal surgery

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Pope Francis in hospital for scheduled intestinal surgery

By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis “reacted well” to planned intestinal surgery Sunday evening at a Rome hospital, the Vatican said, without giving much detail about the…

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Pope Francis meets Secretary of State Blinken at Vatican

The pope and the American secretary of State exchanged gifts and wisdoms Monday, but whether they discussed the politics dividing the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. remains anyone’s guess.…

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‘Super-hero’ in Spider-Man outfit meets pope at Vatican

Pope Francis meets an Italian dressed as Spider-Man at the end of his weekly general audience in the San Damaso Courtyard at the Vatican on Wednesday. The masked man works…

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The Day – Pope urges hope amid ‘darkness’ of pandemic in Easter vigil

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged his coronavirus-weary flock to not lose hope even through the continued “dark months” of the pandemic as he celebrated a scaled-back Easter vigil service…

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Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence

PLAINS OF UR, Iraq (AP) — Pope Francis walked through a narrow alley in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf for a historic meeting with the country’s top Shiite cleric Saturday,…

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Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

PLAINS OF UR, Iraq (AP) — Pope Francis walked through a narrow alley in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf for a historic meeting with the country’s top Shiite cleric, and…

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Pope Francis condemns extremism as ‘betrayal of religion’

The Pope visited Ur on Saturday, the second day of the first ever papal visit to Iraq. Addressing a meeting of inter-faith leaders, Francis condemned the violence that has plagued…

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Pope Francis Holds Historic, Symbolic Meeting With Iraq’s Top Shiite Cleric

PLAINS OF UR, Iraq (AP) — Pope Francis and Iraq’s top Shiite cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary Arab nation to embrace…

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Pope Francis in Iraq for historic papal visit

Pope Francis is describing his trip to Iraq as an “emblematic journey,” the first time any pontiff has set foot in the birthplace of Abraham of the Old Testament. Nicole…

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Experts concerned about Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq

Their concerns were reinforced with the news Sunday that the Vatican ambassador to Iraq, the main point person for the trip who would have escorted Francis to all his appointments,…

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