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Pope promotes ‘humanitarian corridors’ for asylum-seekers

YoopyaMarch 18, 2023March 18, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 18, 2023March 18, 20230468

Pope Francis met Saturday with thousands of refugees and charity groups hosting them in Italy as he sought to promote legal migration routes to Europe...

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Musk meets pope, uses Twitter to announce the audience

YoopyaJuly 4, 2022July 4, 2022

by YoopyaJuly 4, 2022July 4, 20220409

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose $44 billion bid to buy Twitter remains in limbo, used the social media platform to announce he had met with...

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Intense preparations before pontiff meets Iraqi ayatollah

YoopyaMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021

by YoopyaMarch 3, 2021March 3, 2021013

In Iraq’s holiest city, a pontiff will meet a revered ayatollah and make history with a message of coexistence in a place plagued by bitter...

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Pope prays for liberation of 317 kidnapped Nigerian students

YoopyaFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 2021

by YoopyaFebruary 28, 2021February 28, 2021011

Pope Francis on Sunday decried the kidnapping of 317 students from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria and prayed for the girls’ quick release. Addressing...

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Coughing pope cancels participating in Lenten retreat

YoopyaMarch 1, 2020March 1, 2020

by YoopyaMarch 1, 2020March 1, 202004

A coughing Pope Francis told pilgrims gathered for the traditional Sunday blessing that he is canceling his participation at a week-long spiritual retreat in the...

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US Church divided over claims that pope ignored sex abuse

YoopyaAugust 30, 2018

by YoopyaAugust 30, 201800

The controversy over an alleged high-level cover-up of Church sex abuse in America has revealed a deep rift among US bishops that reflects both the...

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Pope silent on claim he ignored abuse

YoopyaAugust 30, 2018

by YoopyaAugust 30, 201802

Pope Francis has declined to comment on a claim that he ignored sexual abuse allegations against a senior clergyman amid speculation conservative elements in the...

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Pope implores Europe to treat refugees with dignity

YoopyaApril 16, 2016

by YoopyaApril 16, 201600

During a provocative and emotional visit to Greece Saturday, Pope Francis implored Europe to respond to the migrant crisis on its shores in a way...

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Aretha Franklin to perform for Pope Francis in US

YoopyaSeptember 15, 2015November 14, 2015

by YoopyaSeptember 15, 2015November 14, 201503

Soul legend and 18-time Grammy winner Aretha Franklin, originally a gospel singer, will sing for Pope Francis during his visit to the US later this...

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As pope set to visit, Church has boosted social work in Cuba

YoopyaSeptember 15, 2015September 15, 2015

by YoopyaSeptember 15, 2015September 15, 2015027

HAVANA (AP) — As vespers drew to a close at the St. Egidio Catholic community center, a dozen homeless men in threadbare pants and rumpled...