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International
3/18/2023 9:53:44 PM
Pope Francis on Saturday greeted thousands of refugees brought to Europe by Christian charities, recognising their difficult journeys and hailing their desire to "live free from fear and insecurity".
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World
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International
3/13/2023 12:57:12 PM
Pope Francis marks the 10th anniversary of his election as pope on Monday.
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Egypt
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Society
3/11/2023 11:19:09 PM
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese inaugurated on Saturday Mar Girgis church in Ain Shams district in Cairo after its restoration.
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World
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International
3/5/2023 4:58:13 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to the deadly trafficking of migrants, a week after a boat sank off southern Italy killing at least 70 people.
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Egypt
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Society
3/5/2023 11:22:34 AM
Head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria inaugurated the Virgin Mary and Anba Bishoy Church in New Cairo’s Fifth Settlement on Saturday.
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Egypt
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Society
2/27/2023 6:30:55 PM
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II, pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the Sea of Saint Mark, met on Monday Ilkka Salmi, the European Union (EU) counter-terrorism coordinator. The talks focused on the church's spiritual and social role to support Egyptian society, read a statement by the church.
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World
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International
2/16/2023 5:56:54 PM
Pope Francis has made clear in comments published Thursday by a Jesuit journal that he believes being pope is a lifetime position and that Pope Benedict XVI's resignation was an exception.
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World
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Africa
2/5/2023 10:28:11 AM
Pope Francis appealed Sunday to the people of South Sudan to lay down their "weapons of hatred" at an open-air mass on the final day of his pilgrimage to a country blighted by violence and poverty.
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World
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Africa
2/4/2023 6:36:23 PM
Pope Francis warned Saturday that South Sudan’s future depends on how it treats its women, as he highlighted their horrific plight in a country where sexual violence is rampant, child brides are common and the maternal mortality rate is the highest in the world.
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World
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Region
2/4/2023 2:51:15 PM
Pope Francis on Saturday will meet victims of South Sudan's civil war, a day after delivering an impassioned plea for the country's leaders to recommit to peace for the sake of their long-suffering people.
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World
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Region
2/3/2023 4:07:08 PM
Pope Francis has landed in South Sudan, opening the second and final leg of his African pilgrimage with plans to encourage the young country's stalled peace process.
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World
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Africa
2/2/2023 5:38:56 PM
Hanah Zachariah is so determined to see Pope Francis in South Sudan that she walked nine days in sandals to reach the capital where he makes his long-awaited visit.
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World
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Africa
2/2/2023 1:19:22 PM
Young people packing a stadium in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa erupted in joy on Thursday as Pope Francis entered in his popemobile, on the third day of his trip to the country.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
2/1/2023 2:50:03 PM
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World
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Africa
2/1/2023 11:02:52 AM
An estimated 1 million joyous Congolese poured into the capital's main airport Wednesday for Pope Francis' first big Mass in Africa, on a day dedicated to his call for peace and forgiveness in a country wracked by decades of violence.
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World
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Africa
1/31/2023 6:36:01 PM
Massive crowds thronged for a glimpse of Pope Francis as he made his way through the streets of Kinshasa Tuesday, after arriving in DR Congo with a message of peace for a country ravaged by decades of conflict.
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World
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Africa
1/31/2023 9:52:33 AM
Pope Francis is opening a six-day visit to Congo and South Sudan on Tuesday, aiming to bring a message of peace to two countries riven by poverty, conflict and what Francis has called a lingering ``colonialist mentality'' that still considers Africa ripe for exploitation.
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World
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Africa
1/30/2023 12:11:44 PM
It took years for Marie Louise Wambale to re-establish her life after fighting between M23 and the Congolese army forced her to flee with almost nothing more than a decade ago.
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World
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Region
1/29/2023 2:34:52 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned a resurgence of violence in the Middle East, calling on both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to engage in a "sincere search for peace."
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World
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International
1/25/2023 10:42:53 AM
Saying ``we must walk patiently in China,'' Pope Francis views continued dialogue with Beijing as the guiding principle in his efforts to safeguard his flock, who are a small minority in that Asian nation.
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