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Pope Francis To Launch Jubilee 2025, A Year Of Catholic Celebrations
Pope Francis will open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in front of 30,000 people and a live TV audience around the world.
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Slovakia's Ice Church In Tatra Mountains Draws Visitors Closer To Heaven
At 1,285 metres above sea level, the ice replica of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is higher than any of Slovakia's 4,158 churches, more than half of them Roman Catholic.
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Priyanka Chopra, A Tourist In Rome
Priyanka Chopra has ticked-off St Peter's Basilica and the Colosseum from her Rome travel itinerary
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Pope Francis Likens Refugee Holding Centres To 'Concentration Camps'
Pope Francis urged governments on Saturday to get migrants and refugees out of holding centres, saying many had become 'concentration camps'.
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McDonald's Heads To The Vatican
McDonald's on Friday opened a restaurant around the corner from St. Peter's Square, on the ground floor of a Vatican-owned building. According to McDonald's Italy website, the new location offers WiFi, accommodates birthday parties and serves the "Sweety," a burger bun filled with Nutella.
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McDonald's Opens Near Vatican, Upsetting Some Purists
McDonald's has opened a franchise just steps away from the gleaming white marble dome of St. Peter's Basilica, giving indigestion to some cardinals and local business owners.
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Italy Earthquake Triple Punch Leaves Thousands Homeless
Italian authorities said on Monday they were taking care of more than 15,000 people left homeless by the country's most powerful earthquake in nearly 40 years.
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Don't Let Sadness Win In These Fearful Times: Pope
Pope Francis called on humanity today not to let sadness prevail because of the many forms of violence afflicting the world.
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Machine Guns, No-Fly Zone Surround Pope's Opening Of Holy Year
Tens of thousands of faithful backed up for blocks at the Vatican today, undergoing the strictest security checks in living memory as Pope Francis began Holy Year with a call to set aside "fear and dread".
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Pope Francis Opens St Peter's Holy Door To Launch Catholic Jubilee
Pope Francis today launched an extraordinary Catholic Jubilee year by opening a "Holy Door" in the walls of St Peter's, embracing a 700-year-old tradition while urging the Church to reach out and embrace the modern world with mercy.
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Pope Francis To Launch Jubilee 2025, A Year Of Catholic Celebrations
Pope Francis will open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, in front of 30,000 people and a live TV audience around the world.
-
Slovakia's Ice Church In Tatra Mountains Draws Visitors Closer To Heaven
At 1,285 metres above sea level, the ice replica of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is higher than any of Slovakia's 4,158 churches, more than half of them Roman Catholic.
-
Priyanka Chopra, A Tourist In Rome
Priyanka Chopra has ticked-off St Peter's Basilica and the Colosseum from her Rome travel itinerary
-
Pope Francis Likens Refugee Holding Centres To 'Concentration Camps'
Pope Francis urged governments on Saturday to get migrants and refugees out of holding centres, saying many had become 'concentration camps'.
-
McDonald's Heads To The Vatican
McDonald's on Friday opened a restaurant around the corner from St. Peter's Square, on the ground floor of a Vatican-owned building. According to McDonald's Italy website, the new location offers WiFi, accommodates birthday parties and serves the "Sweety," a burger bun filled with Nutella.
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McDonald's Opens Near Vatican, Upsetting Some Purists
McDonald's has opened a franchise just steps away from the gleaming white marble dome of St. Peter's Basilica, giving indigestion to some cardinals and local business owners.
-
Italy Earthquake Triple Punch Leaves Thousands Homeless
Italian authorities said on Monday they were taking care of more than 15,000 people left homeless by the country's most powerful earthquake in nearly 40 years.
-
Don't Let Sadness Win In These Fearful Times: Pope
Pope Francis called on humanity today not to let sadness prevail because of the many forms of violence afflicting the world.
-
Machine Guns, No-Fly Zone Surround Pope's Opening Of Holy Year
Tens of thousands of faithful backed up for blocks at the Vatican today, undergoing the strictest security checks in living memory as Pope Francis began Holy Year with a call to set aside "fear and dread".
-
Pope Francis Opens St Peter's Holy Door To Launch Catholic Jubilee
Pope Francis today launched an extraordinary Catholic Jubilee year by opening a "Holy Door" in the walls of St Peter's, embracing a 700-year-old tradition while urging the Church to reach out and embrace the modern world with mercy.
