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Urbi et Orbi: Pope calls for peace for Jerusalem
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Pope Francis uses term Rohingya in Bangladesh meeting |
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Pope Francis walks tightrope in Myanmar |
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Pope kicks off visit to Colombia aimed at building bridges |
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Cardinal Pell: Vatican treasurer charged with sex offences Melbourne: The Vatican treasurer and Australia's most senior Catholic figure Cardinal George Pell has been charged with sex offences in Australia
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Trump meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican
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Mother Teresa declared saint by Pope Francis at Vatican
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Pope returns from Greece with 12 migrants 
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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Cardinal Pell admits he did not act on abuse claim |
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Pope Francis holds historic talks with Russian Orthodox Patriarch. Cuba
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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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Pope Francis urges religious unity in his first Mass in Africa |
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| Oct.4 |
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Pope Francis opened Church synod amid gay row |
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Vatican acts after Polish priest reveals homosexuality |
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| Sep.24 |
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Pope urges 'humane' US migrant response. U.S. Congress
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| Sep.22 |
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Pope Francis begins tour of the US Map of Andrews Air Force Base USA Washington: Pope Francis is expected to greet millions of American Catholics and address thorny issues like climate change and income inequality
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| Sep.20 |
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Pope Francis meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba |
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Cuba: Pope Francis celebrates Mass before thousands
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| Sep.19 |
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Pope Francis urges 'freedom' for Church on Cuba visit |
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| Jan.18 |
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Six million attend outdoor Pope Francis' Mass Map of Rizal Park Philippines Manila: Pope Francis has celebrated an outdoor Mass in front of unprecedented crowds. That would be a record for a papal event
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Pope Francis cuts short visit to typhoon-hit Tacloban |
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| Dec.25 |
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Pope's message: Iraq and Syria suffered too long
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| Oct.18 |
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Pope's synod setback on gay policy
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| Oct.13 |
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Synod signals Catholic shift on gays
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| Aug.13 |
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Pope Francis makes first South Korean visit in 25 years
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| Jun.21 |
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Pope Francis attacks 'evil' mafia in 'Ndrangheta base |
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| May.25 |
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Pope Francis prays at Bethlehem wall. West Bank
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| Apr.27 |
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Vatican declares two popes saints
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| Apr.18 |
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Pope Francis prays for abandoned in Good Friday service |
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| Mar.27 |
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Obama meets Pope Francis in Rome |
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| Feb.22 |
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Pope appoints 19 new cardinals |
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| Jan.17 |
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Ex-Pope defrocked nearly 400 priests
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Pope: Who am I to judge gay people? |
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Pope Francis draws 3M to Rio vigil. Rio de Janeiro
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| Mar.31 |
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Pope delivers Easter plea for peace |
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| Mar.23 |
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Pope Francis meets his predecessor |
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| Mar.15 |
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Vatican denies Dirty War allegations |
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| Mar.14 |
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Francis begins papacy with humility |
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| Mar.13 |
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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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Cardinals undecided on next Pope |
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No pope after cardinals' first vote
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Cardinals to begin voting for new Pope |
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Benedict XVI steps down from papacy |
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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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Pope Benedict speaks in final papal audience
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Vatican attacks resignation 'gossip' |
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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...
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Pope calls for end to Syria bloodshed |
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Mexico crowds cheer Pope Benedict |
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope berates Christmas 'glitter' |
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| May.1 |
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John Paul II beatified
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| Apr.24 |
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Pope calls for peace around world |
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| Dec.25 |
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Pope calls for end to conflicts |
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope prays for peace at Rome Mass |
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| Nov.20 |
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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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| Nov.7 |
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Pope consecrates Gaudi's Sagrada Familia |
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| Oct.17 |
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Australia got its first Catholic saint |
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| Sep.16 |
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Thousands attend Mass in Glasgow. Scotland
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Pope: Abuse cases a 'shock' |
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| Jun.27 |
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Pope deplores Belgian 'sex abuse' raids |
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| Apr.22 |
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US man names Pope in abuse lawsuit |
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| Apr.9 |
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Pope hit by new child abuse allegations
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| Apr.2 |
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Preacher compares row to anti-Semitism |
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| Mar.25 |
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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 bo...
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Pope accepts resignation of Irish bishop |
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| Mar.20 |
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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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Pope delivers Christmas message |
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| Dec.24 |
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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.21 |
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Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope agree |
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| May.12 |
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Pope visits holy sites |
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| May.8 |
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Pope begins Mid-East pilgrimage |
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Pope visits quake zone |
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Pope Mass draws big crowds |
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| Mar.17 |
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Pope visits Africa, reaffirms condom ban 
Cameroon: Benedict XVI refused to soften the Vatican's ban on condom use as he arrived in Africa for his first visit to the continent as pope
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'Holocaust bishop' told to recant |
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Pope calls for Mideast peace at Mass |
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| Jul.18 |
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Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse |
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Pope Benedict makes speech to UN |
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| Apr.16 |
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Pope attacks US sex abuse record |
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| Apr.15 |
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Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict. Washington
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| Oct.13 |
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Vatican bars prelate in gay row |
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| May.13 |
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Pope condemns LatAm 'autocrats' |
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| May.11 |
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Pope canonizes native-born saint in Brazil |
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| May.9 |
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Pope lays down law on abortion |
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| Nov.30 |
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Pope visits mosque. Istanbul
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| Nov.29 |
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Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine |
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| Sep.25 |
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Pope: My respect for Muslims |
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Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Arab Countries: Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
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Pope leads his first Christmas service |
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| Aug.18 |
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Rapturous German welcome for Pope. Ruhr
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| May.1 |
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New Pope delivers first blessing |
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| Apr.24 |
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Benedict XVI installed as pope
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| Apr.20 |
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Benedict XVI sets out goals |
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| Apr.19 |
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope 78-year-old German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is taking the name Pope Benedict XVI
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Black smoke after morning votes |
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No pope chosen in first vote |
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Vatican prepares for papal ballot |
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Pope John Paul II buried in crypt
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Crowds wait all night to see Pope |
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Pope's body makes final journey |
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Millions grieve for John Paul II |
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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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Pope's condition 'has worsened' |
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| Mar.31 |
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Frail Pope suffers heart failure |
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Pope returns to Vatican after op |
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Pope has surgery to aid breathing
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Sick Pope makes public appearance |
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Pope John Paul rushed to hospital
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Pope warns Archbishop on gay priests |
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Pope lands in Orthodox Ukraine |
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Pope enters a mosque |
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Visit by Pope John Paul II Jerusalem: Pope placed a letter at the Western Wall
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| Oct. 16, 1978 |
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Karol Wojityla elected as first pope from Eastern Europe| Wojtyla won on the eighth ballot on the third day. He subsequently chose the name John Paul II | |
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Second Vatican Council opens| Vatican II addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world | |
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Lateran Treaties created Vatican State Lateran Accords, agreements made in 1929 between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See, settling the 'Roman Question'
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Vatican Council proclaims papal infallibility A dogma of the Catholic Church that states that, in virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter, the Pope is preserved from the possibility of e...
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First Vatican Council opened The Council was convoked to deal with the contemporary problems of the rising influence of rationalism, liberalism, and materialism
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| Jul. 21, 1542 |
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Universal Inquisition established in Rome The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is the oldest among the nine congregations of the Roman Curia
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End of Papal Babylonian Captivity. Southern France
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