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Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound
Pope Leo XIV said Friday that he was “proud to be an American and to exercise the right” to vote in U.S. midterm elections that gave control of Congress to the Democrats in a repudiation of U.S.…
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8mPope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery
The 71-year-old pope arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, Latin America’s most secular country, after a 13 1/2-hour flight from Rome during which he acknowledged “some people” had doubted whether he could make the grueling, 12-day trip at all.
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5mPope introduces new communications chief who shows a more informal approach
Alvarado is the first woman to lead the office, one of the largest and costliest parts of the Holy See bureaucracy.
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4mTaybeh parish priest warns of 'violent attacks' on Christians during UK visit
During a visit to the UK, the parish priest of the last remaining Christian village in the West Bank warned about the "violent attacks" on his community by settlers.
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8mA still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip
Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate: A12-day, three-nation tour of Latin America that carries more personal and historic weight than any of his voyages to date.
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3mSpanish bishop will preside over the funeral for soccer player killed after on-field horror collision
The bishop of Tenerife will preside over the funeral of a Spanish footballer who died on Tuesday after a collision with a goalkeeper on the opposite team.