Pope Francis

Not Your Average Pontiff: Fun Images of Pope Francis

by Anonymous (not verified) | Sun, 11/03/2013 - 07:00

Unconventional Images From the Early Days of Francis' Papacy

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/31/2013 - 11:41

It has been only a few months since Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope on March 13, 2013, and now the world has adjusted to his simpler and less formal…

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Vatican Misspells Jesus on 6,000 Papal Medals

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/24/2013 - 06:00

The Vatican had to withdraw more than 6,000 papal medals due to a spelling mistake.It was not a minor one: the misspelled word was nothing less than …

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The Pope’s Top Ten Favorites in Art, Cinema, Literature and Music

by Carol King | Mon, 10/07/2013 - 07:00

Carol King examines some of Pope Francis’ favourite things as revealed in a recent interview and discovers many of them are Italian. Pope Francis’ love of…

Italian Priest Donates Used Car To Pope Francis

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 09/19/2013 - 07:36

words by Silvia Donati Pope Francis has a new (used) “popemobile”: a 1984 four-door, manual shift, white Renault 4 car. It was given to him by Rev. Renzo…

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Pope Francis’ Father’s Journey To The New World

by Carol King | Tue, 04/09/2013 - 11:59

Carol King reports on how Mario Bergoglio was one of many Italians who immigrated to Argentina. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 17 December 1936, Pope…

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Book By Pope Francis Published In English

by Carol King | Sat, 03/30/2013 - 12:00

The first English-language edition of ‘On Heaven and Earth: Pope Francis on Faith, Family and the Church in the 21st Century’ by Pope Francis will be published…

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Over 200,000 gather for Pope Francis Inauguration Mass

by ITALY | Tue, 03/19/2013 - 08:17

This morning, more than 200,000 people gathered in St Peter's Square in Rome for the inauguration Mass of Pope Francis. The Pope marked the start of the new…

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Habemus Papam: Conclave Elects Pope

by Carol King | Wed, 03/13/2013 - 15:18

Catholics around the world have a new pope. Cardinals elected Pope Francisco, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.The 76-year-old Pope Francesco is from…