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UN Congratulates Venezuela for Reducing Hungerhas embarked on a diplomatic offensive to seek support abroad. At the FAO event, staged just a day before Maduro met with Pope Francis , the Venezuelan president said that he was "proud" of the UN certificate and thanked the deceased Hugo Chavez for reducing
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Venezuelan President Seeks Canonization for Doctor
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked Pope Francis to canonize a doctor who tended to the poor in Caracas and is considered a saint already by many Venezuelans. Maduro gave Francis
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Small Protest in Front of Rio's Maracana Stadium
biggest and most violent protests have been in Sao Paulo, although no Confederations Cup matches will be played there and Pope Francis isn't stopping in that city on his Brazil trip. Demonstrators promise to hold what may be the largest protest yet Monday
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Venezuela's Cardinal: Pope Should Urge Coexistence
Pope Francis should pressure President Nicolas Maduro Last week, Capriles sent a letter to Pope Francis denouncing the government for persecuting silence dissent. Capriles also thanked Pope Francis for expressing his concern regarding
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Pope Blesses Hundreds of Harley Davidsons
Biker culture has come to the Vatican. Pope Francis on Sunday blessed thousands of Harley Davidsons and their riders as the American motorcycle manufacturer celebrated its 110th anniversary
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Brazilians Demonstrate Against Confederations Cup
Porte Alegre. The conflicts come just as the Confederations Cup football tournament opens and the nation prepares to host Pope Francis next month on his first international trip as pontiff. Since the end of the 1964-85 military dictatorship, Brazil has
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Pope Taps Trusted Prelate to Oversee Vatican Bank
Pope Francis has taken his first major step in reforming the troubled Vatican bank by tapping a trusted prelate to oversee its management
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Brazil Protesters Promise More Demonstrations Soon
southern Brazil. The conflicts come just as the Confederations Cup football tournament opens and the nation prepares to host Pope Francis next month on his first international trip as pontiff. Since the end of the 1964-85 military dictatorship, Brazil has
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Pope Wades Diplomatically Into Gay Marriage Debate
Pope Francis waded diplomatically into former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio didn't shy away from voicing win the fight outright, Bergoglio urged his fellow Argentine in the region to do so. Bergoglio once called gay marriage
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UN Leprosy Ambassador Upset at Pope's Remarks
The U.N. goodwill ambassador for eliminating leprosy has written to Pope Francis complaining about his recent comment that careerism among Catholic Church officials was "a leprosy." In a letter to Francis
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Vatican Credit Stop Emblematic of Finance Woes
than the Vatican ever let on, costing the Holy See lost sales at a time when Pope Benedict XVI's shock resignation and Pope Francis ' surprise election laid the groundwork for a bonanza in Vatican-minted papal memorabilia. It's all emblematic of the
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10 Things to Know for Today
hundreds of charges related to the kidnapping and rape of three women found in his home. 7. STUNNING WORDS FROM THE VATICAN Pope Francis says a "gay lobby" is at work at the Vatican and acknowledges he isn't particularly adept at administration, notes from
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10 Things to Know for Wednesday
proposed by the New York City mayor to protect the city from effects of climate change. 7. WHO IS LAMENTING 'GAY LOBBY' Pope Francis laments that a "gay lobby" is at work at the Vatican and acknowledges he isn't particularly adept at administration
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Pope Confirms 'Gay Lobby' at Work at Vatican
Pope Francis lamented that a "gay lobby" was at work at the Vatican and acknowledged he wasn't particularly adept at administration during
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Venezuelan President to Meet Pope
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on June 17. It would be Maduro's first meeting with the new pope, who has called on Venezuela's political
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Francis Gets Personal: 'I Didn't Want to Be Pope'
Pope Francis has revealed that he never wanted to be pope and that he's living in the Vatican hotel for his "psychiatric" health. Francis
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Photo Show on Pope's Pastoral Work in Argentina
25 images of Jorge Bergoglio doing pastoral work ceremonies before he became Pope Francis . Argentine photographer shot the images of Bergoglio between 2003 and 2012 He chose the name Pope Francis . One photo taken during Park stadium shows Bergoglio deep in prayer, being
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Live Updates: Tornado Damage in Oklahoma Day 2President Obama will deliver a televised statement regarding the Oklahoma tornado at 10 a.m. ET. 6:28 a.m.: Pope Francis tweeted , "I am close to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado, especially those who lost young children
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Trevor Barker, ABC Broadcast Journalist, Dies at 59
Kabul to fall," says ABC News correspondent David Wright, who worked with Barker last March in Rome of the election of Pope Francis . "Even then, he was like Crocodile Dundee with a sound kit, a grizzled veteran who with good humor and steady nerves
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Pope Francis' First Crisis? Defiant Archbishop Refuses to Quitproposals for female clergy. Rather, Pope Francis ' first major quandary is getting rid refused to step down. The source of Pope Francis ' current ordeal is Roberto Octavio González confirmed, so it's not clear whether Pope Francis will strip Gonzalez Nieves of his title
