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Pope shunned ring-kissing because he did not want to spread germs, Vatican says
Pope Francis has set the record straight about why he pulled his hand away when throngs of people lined up this week to kiss his ring: for fear of spreading germs. Vatican spokesman Alessandro Gisotti said that Francis was concerned about hygiene
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Pope pulls back from ring-kissers
A new video suggests that Pope Francis wants no part of the ring-kissing tradition. The Pope was greeting worshippers at the Italian pilgrimage site dedicated to the Virgin Mary at Loreto on Monday when he was seen flinching as the faithful
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Pope praises girl who evaded security to give him letter
Pope Francis has praised the courage of a young girl who broke through police barricades in Abu Dhabi to hand-deliver a letter to him. Francis was being driven around the city's sports stadium in his pope mobile before Mass when the child
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Lamborghini gives Pope Francis his fastest popemobile yet
Usually the leader of the Catholic church travels around in an affectionately named 'popemobile' – more often than not, an SUV fitted with a platform on the rear allowing passers-by a full view of his holiness himself. But
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Michelle Obama Wears Catholic Designer Carolina Herrera for Pope Visit
Michelle Obama wears Carolina Herrera for the Pope’s visit. Photo: Getty Pope Francis’s touch down in Washington, D.C. may have been the biggest thing in the news Tuesday evening, but personally, I couldn’t take my eyes off off Michelle Obama, and the flaw-free outfit she’d chosen to wear for the highly photo-documented occasion. To greet the Pope at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Obama, joined by her husband, Barack, and daughters, Malia and Sasha, dressed as appropriately and as lovely as we’v
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Priests Can “Forgive” Women Who’ve Had Abortions, Says Pope Francis
Pope Francis is widely thought to be a forward-thinking man. In a major step forward, the head of the Catholic Church has admitted he’s going to allow all priests to choose whether they wish to “forgive” women who have had abortions, during the upcoming Holy Year of Mercy. Pope Francis spoke of the “existential and moral ordeal” involved in ending a pregnancy and admitted he had “met so many women who bear the scar of this agonising and painful decision”.
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Plane overshoots runway after Pope leaves Philippines
A plane carrying Filipino government officials overshot the runway at Tacloban airport during stormy weather on Saturday. The jet was hit by strong winds and blew off the runway just minutes after the Pope left the Philippines following his
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