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Pope Benedict celebrates birthday with Bavarian guests, beer, pretzels

A bit of Bavaria, including German beer and pretzels, came to the Vatican to help celebrate retired Pope Benedict XVI’s 90th birthday.
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Risen Christ calls all to follow him on path to life, pope says

Jesus is the risen shepherd who takes upon his shoulders "our brothers and sisters crushed by evil in all its varied forms," Pope Francis said.
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French archdiocese opens beatification inquiry for martyred priest

A formal inquiry has been opened into the cause for beatification of Father Jacques Hamel, who was killed while celebrating Mass.
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Pope meets Fidel Castro before leaving Cuba

Pope Benedict XVI met former Cuban President Fidel Castro in the apostolic nunciature in Havana March 28.
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Pope to priests: Never separate truth, joy, mercy from the Gospel

“The priest makes the message joyful by his whole being,” the pope said, and it is in “little things” that this joy is best shared.
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Love Jesus in all who suffer, pope says on Palm Sunday

In his noon Angelus address, the pope also decried recent terrorist attacks in Sweden and Egypt.
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Egypt’s attacks won’t stop pope’s visit for peace, says Vatican official

Despite recent and repeated terrorist attacks against Egypt’s minority Christian communities, Pope Francis will not cancel his visit to Egypt.
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Pope horrified by ‘unacceptable massacre’ in Syria

Pope Francis strongly condemned a shocking chemical attack in Syria that left some 70 people, including at least 10 children, dead.
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Pay close attention to pope’s words and actions, papal nuncio says

The papal nuncio to the United States stressed how Catholics are called to view the pope and essentially work with him in the mission of spreading the Gospel.
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‘Unreliable’: Vatican spokesman challenges reporter claim

Fr. Federico Lombardi disputed an Italian journalist's claim that Pope Francis told him that "all the remarried who ask" will be admitted to Communion.
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Pope approves provisions to recognize marriages of SSPX faithful

Pope Francis has made it possible for bishops to ensure the validity of marriages celebrated in the traditionalist communities.
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New Jersey man pleads guilty to plotting attack on pope during 2015 visit

Santos Colon planned to utilize a sniper to shoot the pope during his public Sunday Mass Sept. 27 on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. He also planned to set off bombs in the surrounding area.
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