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| Apr. 30 |
 Vatican |
Cardinal Pell ordered to stand trial on sexual assault charges 
Map of Australia Vatican Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell will stand trial on historical sexual assault charges, a court has ruled
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| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
Urbi et Orbi: Pope calls for peace for Jerusalem
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| May.24 |
Vatican |
Trump meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican
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| May.11 |
Portugal |
Pope Francis on special trip to Portugal's Fatima shrine |
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| Apr.29 |
Vatican |
North Korea crisis: Pope urges international mediation |
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| Mar.10 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis open to having some married men become priests |
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| Sep.4 |
Vatican |
Mother Teresa declared saint by Pope Francis at Vatican
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| Sep.3 |
Vatican |
Mother Teresa to be made a saint in Vatican ceremony |
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| Jul.29 |
Poland |
Pope Francis prays in silence at former Auschwitz-Birkenau camp |
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| Jun.24 |
Armenia |
Pope speaks of Armenian 'genocide' in Yerevan visit |
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| Jun.4 |
Vatican |
Bishops face sack for mishandling abuse under papal plans |
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| May.28 |
Greece |
Vladimir Putin visits Mount Athos, all-male Orthodox enclave |
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| May.7 |
Bosnia |
Bosnia's 16-Century Ferhad Pasha mosque re-opens |
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| Apr.16 |
 Greece |
Pope returns from Greece with 12 migrants 
Map of Lesbos Greece Pope Francis has taken 12 Syrian migrants back with him to the Vatican after visiting a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos
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| Apr.7 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis to make key marriage pronouncement |
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| Apr.4 |
Paris |
Air France headscarf row: Airline lets crew skip new Tehran route |
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| Mar.26 |
Vatican |
Pope delivers Easter message of hope |
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| Jan.26 |
Vatican |
Iranian president Rouhani asks pope to pray for him after Vatican talks |
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis recalls Jesus' birth with Christmas Eve Mass Pope in his Christmas homily denounces materialism. Some youngsters invited to attend came from countries that Francis has visited as pontif...
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| Dec.19 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis approves miracle required to make Mother Teresa a saint |
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| Nov.21 |
Vatican |
Vatican leaks scandal: Five people charged |
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| Oct.4 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis opened Church synod amid gay row |
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| Jan.5 |
Eastern Germany |
Pegida protests: Rallies over 'Islamisation' |
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| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
Pope's message: Iraq and Syria suffered too long
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| Oct.18 |
Vatican |
Pope's synod setback on gay policy Pope Francis has suffered a setback as proposals for wider acceptance of gay people failed to win a two-thirds majority at a Catholic Church...
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| Oct.13 |
Vatican |
Synod signals Catholic shift on gays
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| Jun.21 |
Southern Italy |
Pope Francis attacks 'evil' mafia in 'Ndrangheta base |
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| Apr.27 |
Vatican |
Vatican declares two popes saints Pope Francis has declared Popes John Paul II and John XXIII saints, in front of a crowd of hundreds of thousands
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| Apr.19 |
 Kiev |
Ukraine calls Easter truce in east Ukraine's foreign minister has said that operations against pro-Russian militants in the east of the country have been suspended over Easter
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| Apr.18 |
Rome |
Pope Francis prays for abandoned in Good Friday service |
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| Mar.27 |
Vatican |
Obama meets Pope Francis in Rome |
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| Feb.22 |
Vatican |
Pope appoints 19 new cardinals |
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| Jan.17 |
Vatican |
Ex-Pope defrocked nearly 400 priests
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| Jul.29 |
Vatican |
Pope: Who am I to judge gay people? |
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| Mar.31 |
Vatican |
Pope delivers Easter plea for peace |
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| Mar.23 |
Rome |
Pope Francis meets his predecessor |
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| Mar.15 |
Vatican |
Vatican denies Dirty War allegations |
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| Mar.14 |
Vatican |
Francis begins papacy with humility |
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| Mar.13 |
Vatican |
Church picks first South American pope Jorge Bergoglio made history as the first non-European pope of the modern era , the first Jesuit and the first to assume the name Francis
| The election of a new Pope was signalled by white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney. Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected as the Catholic Church's new Pope Francis
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Vatican |
Cardinals undecided on next Pope
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| Mar.12 |
Vatican |
No pope after cardinals' first vote Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that cardinals had not chosen one in the first ballot of their concl...
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Vatican |
Cardinals to begin voting for new Pope
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| Feb.28 |
Vatican |
Benedict XVI steps down from papacy
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Vatican |
Benedict XVI quits Vatican City for last time as pope Amid pomp and ceremony, Benedict XVI left Vatican City for the last time as pope, ahead of his historic resignation as leader of the world's Catholics
| The 85-year-old pontiff is being flown by helicopter to the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome
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| Feb.27 |
Vatican |
Pope Benedict speaks in final papal audience
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| Feb.25 |
Scotland |
Archbishop resigns amid abuse claims
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| Feb.11 |
Vatican |
Pope Benedict to resign at end of month The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics surprised the world Monday by saying he will resign at the end of the month 'because of advanced age'
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| Mar.19 |
 Southern France |
4 killed in shooting at French Jewish school Map of Toulouse France| A teacher and three children were gunned down at Ozar Hatorah. It's the third time in the 10 days that a gunman on a motorcycle has fired on minorities. French police are linking the shootings of four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse... | |
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| May.1 |
Vatican |
John Paul II beatified
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| Apr.24 |
Vatican |
Pope calls for peace around world
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| Apr.10 |
France |
French veil curbs come into force
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope prays for peace at Rome Mass |
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| Nov.20 |
Vatican |
Condoms OK in some cases - Pope Benedict XVI has said the use of condoms is acceptable 'in certain cases', according to a new book
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| Oct.17 |
Vatican |
Australia got its first Catholic saint |
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| Sep.16 |
Scotland |
Thousands attend Mass in Glasgow
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| Sep.14 |
Paris |
French senate approves burqa ban
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| Jun.24 |
Belgium |
Belgian Catholic offices raided in sex probe
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| Apr.9 |
Vatican |
Pope hit by new child abuse allegations
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| Apr.2 |
Vatican |
Preacher compares row to anti-Semitism |
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| Mar.25 |
Vatican |
Pope accused of failing to act on abuse Benedict XVI has been accused of failing to act on complaints from two archbishops in the US about a priest who allegedly abused 200 deaf boys
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| Mar.20 |
Vatican |
Pope says 'sorry' for Irish church abuse Benedict XVI said he is 'truly sorry' for the abuse suffered by victims at the hands of Catholic priests in Ireland
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| Mar.17 |
Ireland |
Cardinal apologizes for child abuse failures |
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope falls in incident at midnight Mass A commotion at the start of Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica briefly disrupted ceremonies and caused the pope to fall
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| Nov.29 |
 Switzerland |
Voters back ban on minarets Swiss voters, more than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons, have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets
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| Jun.5 |
Turkey |
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform |
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| Mar.27 |
 Netherlands |
Dutch MP posts Islam film on web Right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial 17-minute film critical of the Koran, on video-sharing website LiveLeak
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| Oct.13 |
Vatican |
Vatican bars prelate in gay row |
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| Jul.22 |
Alps |
Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims |
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| Jan.7 |
Poland |
Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row
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| Nov.30 |
 Istanbul |
Pope visits mosque Benedict XVI is visiting the Blue Mosque in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community
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| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine |
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| Nov.26 |
Istanbul |
Turkish protests at Pope's visit
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| Nov.17 |
Netherlands |
Netherlands to propose burqa ban
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| Sep.25 |
Italy |
Pope: My respect for Muslims |
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| Sep.16 |
Vatican |
Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam |
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope leads his first Christmas service |
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| Aug.18 |
Ruhr |
Rapturous German welcome for Pope
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| May.1 |
Vatican |
New Pope delivers first blessing |
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| Apr.24 |
Vatican |
Benedict XVI installed as pope
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| Apr.20 |
Vatican |
Benedict XVI sets out goals |
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| Apr.19 |
Vatican |
Ratzinger elected as new Pope| 78-year-old German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is taking the name Pope Benedict XVI. The College of Cardinals took only 2 days to choose the successor to John Paul II. The crowd clapped as the smoke billowed over Vatican City and waited for the ringin... | |
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Vatican |
Black smoke after morning votes |
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| Apr.18 |
Vatican |
No pope chosen in first vote |
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| Apr.16 |
Vatican |
Vatican prepares for papal ballot |
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| Apr.8 |
Vatican |
Pope John Paul II buried in crypt John Paul II was buried under St. Peter's Basilica after a funeral Mass that millions of people watched
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| Apr.4 |
Vatican |
Crowds wait all night to see Pope |
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Vatican |
Pope's body makes final journey |
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| Apr.2 |
Vatican |
Pope John Paul II dies at 84 | 26-year reign as the charismatic leader of the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics was highlighted by visits to 129 countries. The Pope was the third longest-serving pontiff in history. He died in his private apartment, surrounded by... | |
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| Apr.1 |
Vatican |
Pope's condition 'has worsened' |
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| Mar.31 |
Vatican |
Frail Pope suffers heart failure |
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| Mar.13 |
Vatican |
Pope returns to Vatican after op |
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| Feb.24 |
Vatican |
Pope has surgery to aid breathing
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| Feb.6 |
Vatican |
Sick Pope makes public appearance |
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| Feb.1 |
Vatican |
Pope John Paul rushed to hospital Pope has been rushed to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties brought on by flu
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| Sep.2 |
France |
Scarf ban comes into force
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| Feb.10 |
Paris |
MPs back headscarf ban The bill, passed by 494 votes to 36, to banned all overt religious symbols from state schools
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| Dec.11 |
Paris |
Headscarf ban recommended
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| Oct.4 |
Vatican |
Pope warns Archbishop on gay priests |
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| Nov.3 |
Turkey |
Landslide win for Islamic party
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| Jun.23 |
Kiev |
Pope lands in Orthodox Ukraine |
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