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    ‘No one exempt’ from helping migrants: Pope

    09 Jul 2019

    Migrants are human beings who symbolise all those rejected by globalisation, Pope Francis told a special mass on Monday, saying “the weakest and most vulnerable must be helped.”

    Vatican to open ossuaries under trapdoor in princesses hunt

    20 Jul 2019

    The ossuaries were found last week under the floor of the Pontifical Teutonic College after the shock discovery that the bones of the princesses had disappeared from two tombs in the Teutonic Cemetery.

    Pope stuck in elevator for 25 minutes, freed by firemen

    01 Sep 2019

    "I have to apologise for being late," the smiling 82-year old pontiff told crowds of faithful patiently waiting for him to appear at his study window overlooking Saint Peter's Square.

    VIDEO: Disgruntled Pope Francis pulls himself free from woman's grasp

    01 Jan 2020

    Pope Francis was walking through the square in Vatican City and greeting pilgrims on his way to see the large Nativity scene set up in the huge, cobbled esplanade.

    Paedophile clergies in hot water as Pope abolishes 'pontifical secret' in sex abuse cases

    17 Dec 2019

    Move comes in response to mounting criticism that the high degree of confidentiality has been used to protect pedophiles, silence victims and prevent police from investigating crimes.

    Pope breaks centuries of tradition, goes livestream to fight viral epidemic

    07 Mar 2020

    Pope Francis has decided to deliver Sunday's prayer by livestream and Italy called in retired doctors as the new coronavirus epidemic gathered strength and emptied streets in Europe's worst affected country.

    Pope Francis warns overeating is 'avenue of personal destruction'

    17 Oct 2019

    Pope Francis noted that the "distorted relationship between food and nutrition" has left almost 700 million people overweight, "victims of improper dietary habits."

    Pope allows Vatican courts to try cardinals and bishops

    30 Apr 2021

    Until now, cardinals and bishops accused of criminal offences could only be judged by a supreme court consisting of three cardinals, aided by two or more lay judges.


    Far from home? Spiderman drops in at the papal audience

    23 Jun 2021

    A man dressed in a full, skin-tight, red, black and blue costume of the comic book character - including head cover - was sitting in a VIP section of the audience in Vatican's San Damaso Courtyard.

    This Vatican meeting doesn’t make great news

    30 Oct 2021

    Two of the most powerful world leaders are meeting at the Vatican today: US President Joe Biden and Pope Francis. The pair will discuss several key elements facing our world: poverty, abortion, women’s rights, and climate change are all reportedly on the agenda. And that’s not necessarily a good thing.

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