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Two dead after Israeli airstrike hits Gaza’s only Catholic church, injures priest who befriended Pope Francis
An Israeli airstrike hit Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing two people and wounding several others, including Rev. Gabriele Romanelli, the priest who spoke to Pope Francis every day for
Gaza’s only Catholic church – a refuge for many Christians during Israel’s war on Palestinians – has been bombed this morning ...
Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know about his family.
When Pope Francis became pontiff: A timeline of his religious journey and career. Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to Mario Jose ...
Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, has died at age 88. The Vatican will observe a nine-day mourning period, and the College of Cardinals will convene to elect a new pope.
Pope Francis, 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter, has died Pope Francis, orginally of Argentina, succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to retire in six centuries.
Pope Francis died on April 21. Here's what to know, where he was born and how he died. Plus, how Pope Benedict's resignation spurred his election.
Pope Francis has a lamb placed around his neck as he visits a living Nativity scene at the St. Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori parish church, on the outskirts of Rome, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014.
Pope Francis dies at 88: Pope Francis, 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter has died. Carl Sawejko, of Swansea, Massachusetts, said Francis “wanted to be with the people. ...
Pope Francis’ cardinals had a minority voice among U.S. bishops, and in the final years of his papacy, powerful conservative lay Catholics once again made ending abortion their dominant priority.
In 2014, Israeli and Palestinian presidents Shimon Peres and Abbas planted an olive tree alongside Pope Francis in the ...
With those words, Pope Francis changed my life,” wrote John Boehner, former speaker of the U.S. House and a lifelong Catholic, in a tribute on X. Boehner has previously explained that the visit ...
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