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PublishedOctober 2, 2022
Pope warns of nuclear war risk, appeals to Putin on Ukraine
Francis told the public, gathered in St. Peter's Square, that he was abandoning his usual religious theme for his Sunday noon remarks to concentrate his reflection on Ukraine.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Pope appeals to young people to save planet, find peace
The pontiff speaks to a gathering of about 1,000, some of them economists.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2019
Australian cardinal convicted of molesting 2 choirboys
Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis' top financial adviser, is the most senior Catholic ever charged with child sex abuse.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2019
Searing testimony of clergy abuse marks first day of Vatican summit
The tone for the high stakes, four-day summit is set at the start as victims from all over the world tell the bishops of the trauma of their abuse and the additional pain the church's indifference caused them.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2019
Pope Francis will meet with migrants in Morocco
He will also visit a training institute for imams that seeks to be a bulwark against Islamic extremism.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2019
In Panama City, Pope Francis calls for ‘culture of greater transparency’ among public officials
As much as 1 percent of Panama's gross domestic product is said to have been lost to various corruption schemes during Ricardo Martinelli's presidency.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2019
Pope Francis: Fear of migration ‘makes us crazy’
The pontiff is starting his Central American trip in Panama.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2018
Pope changes death penalty teaching, now ‘inadmissible’
Previously the the Catholic Church didn't exclude the possibility of capital punishment but only as the last recourse against an 'unjust aggressor.'
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PublishedJune 22, 2018
Pope: Countries should take in as many refugees as they can
Pope Francis also urged investment in places like Africa so migrants won't turn to human traffickers to reach countries that can offer a better life.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2018
Pope Francis stuns Chileans by accusing sex abuse victims of slander
He aggravates the nation's already bitter relationship with the Catholic Church, seeking proof that a bishop helped cover up the crimes.
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