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Brazil bomb scare ahead of Pope sanctuary visit
As the Pope arrives in Brazil, police find a small explosive in a parking garage near a Catholic sanctuary in the city of Aparecida where he is scheduled to visit later this week.
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Pope to Catholics: indulge yourself with a tweet
A new papal decree states that believers who follow this month’s Rio World Youth Day online could be entitled to an “indulgence”, a medieval spiritual incentive that reduces your time in purgatory.
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Pope Francis unveils inquiry to probe Vatican bank
Pope Francis unveils a commission of inquiry to examine the activities of the troubled Vatican bank in the wake of allegations of a new money-laundering scandal.
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Pope’s Easter message calls for world peace
Pope Francis uses his first Easter mass as pontiff to call for a political solution for “dear Syria” and “reconciliation” for the crisis between North and South Korea.
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Pope Francis meets ‘brother’ Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
A reigning pope and former pope face each other for the first time in at least 600 years on Saturday, as Pope Francis lunches with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as “brothers”.
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Pope Francis greets crowds ahead of first Vatican Mass
Pope Francis tours St Peter’s Square at daybreak to wave at crowds and bless pilgrims ahead of his inauguration mass at the Vatican, attended by up to 200,000 people.
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Papal stumble: new Pope Francis trips up in the Vatican
With the world’s media watching, Pope Francis tripped as he began an audience with cardinals in the Vatican. He soon found his feet on only his second day in the job.
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New Pope, new doctrine?
The wait is over, but who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio and as Pope Francis does he have the ability to connect with Catholics around the world?
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Habemus tweet ’em: a Twitter baptism for Pope Francis
From Wizard of Oz spoofs to papal emoticons and a fake Hand of God, the arrival of a new Pope sent Twitter into overdrive on Wednesday. Channel 4 News takes a look.
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Catholics have a new leader: but who is Pope Francis?
Compassionate to single mothers but against gay marriage, open to other faiths but opposed to contraception. Channel 4 News examines the contradictions of the Latin American Pope Francis I.
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First day as pontiff for Pope Francis
After the excitement of Wednesday’s announcement that Jorge Mario Bergoglio had been elected pontiff, the new Pope Francis was filmed inside St Peter’s during his first full day in the job.
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Sinead O’Connor: Pope’s office is anti-Christian
Responding to yesterday’s election of a new Pope, singer Sinead OConnor tells Channel 4 News the papal office is “anti-Christian” and dismisses the Catholic church as “a house built on sand”.
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Rodman in Rome ‘to support’ new Pope
Ahead of the naming of the new Pope, Jon Snow caught up with basketballer Dennis Rodman, in Rome for the papal ceremony and fresh from meeting his friend, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.
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‘An inspired choice’: Catholics react to new Pope
With Catholics worldwide celebrating the election of Pope Francis, political and relegious leaders welcome the new leader of the world’s largest Christian church.
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How is his native Argentina receiving Pope Francis?
Pope Francis is the first Pope to hail from Latin America. Presenter Jon Snow reports on how proud people in his native country are about his appointment.
