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Did Pope Francis perform an exorcism at Vatican?
Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St Peter's Square. #World #didyouknow #Vatican #St. Peter's Square #Pope Francis #Exorcism
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Benedict XVI returns to Vatican for first time
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI came home to the Vatican on Thursday for the first time since he resigned on February 28, beginning an unprecedented era for the Catholic Church of having a retired pontiff living alongside a reigning one. #World #Vatican #Benedict XVI #Castel Gandolfo #Pope Francis
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Bangladeshis demand worker safety as building collapse toll tops 400
Thousands of workers paraded through central Dhaka on May Day to demand safer working conditions and the death penalty for the owner of a building housing garment factories that collapsed last week in the country's worst industrial disaster, killing at least 402 people and injuring 2,500. #World #Bangladesh #Catherine Ashton #Pope Francis #Rana Plaza #Bangladesh building collapse #Europeean Union
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Surprised at a conservative Pope? Were you expecting Lady Gaga?
Many have already dismissed Frank as a conservative and homophobe. I'm not sure who atheists, liberals and others expected as Pope - Lady Gaga? #HowThisWorks #Vatican #Gender Rights #Pope Francis #Saint Francis of Assisi #Catholicism
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Patheos BlogsPope Francis Will Make First Trip to Assisi
From CNS: Pope Francis will visit the birthplace of his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, on the saint’s feast day, Oct. 4. The Vatican confirmed the trip May 23. Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi said he was thrilled about the visit and that #CNS, Inc.
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Patheos BlogsPope Francis’ First Encyclical: “Blessed Are the Poor”?
An interesting tidbit from Rorate Caeli: Following his recent visit ad limina with the bishops of his region, the Bishop of Molfetta (Apulia, Italy), Luigi Martella, spoke of the conversation they had with the new Pope, including the following: Then, he #Pope Benedict XVI #Vatican City
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Patheos BlogsDid Pope Francis Preach Salvation by Works??
…and not just salvation by works, but universalism–that all will be saved? The Huffington Post has a screaming headline, Pope Francis says Atheists Who do Good are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics. Vatican Radio reports on the homily here. In a h #Huffington Post