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Vatican to shine light on Amazon’s indigenous communities
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Vatican to shine light on Amazon’s indigenous communities

Pope Francis will gather Catholic bishops at the Vatican Sunday to champion the isolated and poverty-struck indigenous communities of the…
Pope pleads with Madagascans to protect rainforest
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Pope pleads with Madagascans to protect rainforest

Pope Francis on Saturday made an impassioned plea to Madagascans to protect the Indian Ocean’s unique environment from “excessive deforestation”,…
Pope rails against ‘vengeance’ as he ends Mozambique visit
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Pope rails against ‘vengeance’ as he ends Mozambique visit

Pope Francis on Friday told tens of thousands of faithful at a packed stadium not to resort to “vengeance” as…
Pope Francis kicks off Africa tour in violence-hit Mozambique
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Pope Francis kicks off Africa tour in violence-hit Mozambique

Pope Francis arrives in Mozambique on Wednesday at the start of a three-nation tour of Indian Ocean African countries hard…
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
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Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and…
First bishop ordained in China under Vatican deal
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First bishop ordained in China under Vatican deal

A Chinese Catholic bishop has been ordained with the joint approval of the Pope and Beijing for the first time…
Australia’s Cardinal Pell loses child sex abuse appeal
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Australia’s Cardinal Pell loses child sex abuse appeal

Disgraced Cardinal George Pell lost his appeal against child sex abuse convictions Wednesday, prompting relief from victims who fought to…
Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group
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Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group

DRYDEN, Mich. (AP) — The visiting priests arrived discreetly, day and night. Stripped of their collars and cassocks, they went…
Pope defends migrants after clashes between Italy and rescue ships
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Pope defends migrants after clashes between Italy and rescue ships

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday that “no one is exempt” from helping migrants, in an indirect…
Pope urges restraint in Gulf after tanker attacks
Middle East

Pope urges restraint in Gulf after tanker attacks

CAMERINO, Italy (Reuters) – Pope Francis called for restraint and a lowering of tensions in the Middle East on Sunday…
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