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Cardinal Pell ordered to stand trial on sexual assault charges
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Urbi et Orbi: Pope calls for peace for Jerusalem |
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Pope Francis walks tightrope in Myanmar
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Cardinal Pell: Vatican treasurer charged with sex offences. Melbourne
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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
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Pope Francis holds historic talks with Russian Orthodox Patriarch |
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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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Pope Francis opened Church synod amid gay row |
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Pope urges 'humane' US migrant response. U.S. Congress
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Pope Francis begins tour of the US 
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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| Jul.7 |
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Paramedics treat 20 for hypothermia ahead of Pope visit |
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| Jan.18 |
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Pope leaves Asia after record crowds |
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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: Huge crowds gather in Manila for Mass |
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Pope Francis cuts short visit to typhoon-hit Tacloban |
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| Jan.15 |
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Freedom of speech has limits - Pope |
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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 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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Synod signals Catholic shift on gays
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| Oct.5 |
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Pope opens synod on family life |
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| Aug.19 |
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Pope 'deeply hurt' as 3 members of his family die in crash |
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| Aug.13 |
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Pope Francis makes first South Korean visit in 25 years
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| May.26 |
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Pope to meet sex abuse victims |
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| May.25 |
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Pope Francis prays at Bethlehem wall |
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| Apr.27 |
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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.18 |
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Pope Francis prays for abandoned in Good Friday service |
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| Feb.22 |
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Pope appoints 19 new cardinals |
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| Feb.14 |
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Pope Francis gives marriage advice |
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| Jan.17 |
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Ex-Pope defrocked nearly 400 priests
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| Dec.5 |
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Pope sets up child abuse committee |
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| Nov.26 |
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Pope calls for radical Church reform |
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| Nov.21 |
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Pope offers words of comfort on Philippine typhoon |
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| Oct.30 |
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Little boy sits in pope's chair, steals the show |
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| Jul.29 |
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Pope: Who am I to judge gay people? |
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| Jul.27 |
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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.14 |
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Francis begins papacy with humility |
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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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| Feb.23 |
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Vatican attacks resignation 'gossip' |
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| Feb.11 |
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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's ex-butler gets 18 months in prison Paolo Gabriele, was convicted Saturday of aggravated theft for leaking confidential papal documents and sentenced to 18 months in prison
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| Sep.28 |
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Pope ex-butler on trial for theft |
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| Mar.23 |
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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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| Oct.17 |
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Australia got its first Catholic saint |
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| Sep.21 |
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Bank investigated over money laundering |
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| Sep.16 |
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Thousands attend Mass in Glasgow |
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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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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 says 'sorry' for Irish church abuse
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| Dec.25 |
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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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| May.8 |
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Pope begins Mid-East pilgrimage |
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| Mar.22 |
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Pope Mass draws big crowds |
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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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| Apr.18 |
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Pope Benedict makes speech to UN |
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| Apr.15 |
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Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict |
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| Oct.13 |
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Vatican bars prelate in gay row |
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| Jun.6 |
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Scare as man tries to board popemobile |
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| May.11 |
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Pope canonizes native-born saint in Brazil |
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| Dec.25 |
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Pope: Worship God not technology |
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| Nov.30 |
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Pope visits mosque. Istanbul
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| Sep.16 |
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Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam |
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| Sep.15 |
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Pope 'meant no 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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Man who shot pope freed |
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| Nov.29 |
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Vatican issues gay policy document |
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| Aug.18 |
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Rapturous German welcome for Pope |
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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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Benedict XVI prepares for first Mass |
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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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| Apr.16 |
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Vatican prepares for papal ballot |
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| Apr.8 |
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Pope John Paul II buried in crypt
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| Apr.7 |
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John Paul pondered his fate in 2000 |
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| Apr.2 |
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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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Gravely ill Pope remains 'serene' |
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| Mar.31 |
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Frail Pope suffers heart failure |
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| Feb.25 |
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Pope breathing without assistance |
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| Feb.24 |
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Pope has surgery to aid breathing |
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Pope John Paul rushed to hospital
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| Apr.25 |
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Pope beatifies 6 from Europe, S. America |
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John Paul marks 25 years as pope |
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| Sep.23 |
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Pope cancels weekly audience |
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| Jul.25 |
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Thousands welcome Pope |
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| Nov.22 |
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Pope's Web apology over sex abuse |
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| May.6 |
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Pope enters a mosque |
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Visit by Pope John Paul II. Jerusalem
before year 2000
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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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| Feb. 11, 1929 |
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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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| Jul. 18, 1870 |
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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 error
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| Dec. 8, 1869 |
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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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| Dec. 2, 1804 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte crowned Emperor by the Pope Paris: He is crowned Napoleon I, the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII handed the crown
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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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