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          Pope Francis leads a canonisation ceremony at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday. AFP

          Pope Francis canonises 10 saints

          EuropeMay 15, 2022
          Pope Francis is reportedly set to postpone his planned Lebanon visit because he is having difficulty walking. AP

          Pope Francis 'likely to delay Lebanon visit' over walking difficulties

          LebanonMay 09, 2022
          Pope Francis, above, will visit South Sudan together with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Jim Wallace, Moderator of the Church of Scotland. Reuters

          Pope 'looks forward' to South Sudan trip despite unrest

          AfricaMay 09, 2022
          The Pope’s Easter Sunday address was the first delivered to a packed St Peter’s Square since before the pandemic. Reuters

          Pope Francis pleads for peace as Ukraine enters ‘Easter of war’

          EuropeApril 17, 2022
          Former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Phil Fontaine, stands outside St Peter's Square at the end of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on March 31, 2022. AP

          Canada's indigenous people seek dialogue with Vatican on repatriation of artefacts

          The AmericasMarch 31, 2022
          Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan in July, the Vatican announced on March 3, 2022. EPA

          Pope Francis to visit DR Congo and South Sudan this summer

          AfricaMarch 03, 2022
          In Beirut, Archbishop Paul Gallagher announced that Pope Francis was planning a trip to Lebanon to meet the Catholic faithful there. Photo: AFP

          Vatican criticises Lebanese politicians for ’profiting from suffering’ of the people

          LebanonFebruary 01, 2022

          Vatican expresses solidarity with the UAE over Abu Dhabi terror attack

          GovernmentJanuary 27, 2022
          Pope Francis at Larnaca International Airport as he arrives for his visit to Cyprus and Greece. Reuters

          Stranded asylum seekers pray Pope Francis' Cyprus visit opens doors

          UKDecember 02, 2021
          Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Canada to seek reconciliation efforts with indigenous peoples, which many in the country hope will bring a formal papal apology. Reuters

          Pope Francis to visit Canada following indigenous school scandal

          The AmericasOctober 27, 2021
          Monsignor Tomasz Trafny talks about the holy texts that date as far back as the 9th century. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National

          Ancient Vatican manuscripts on display at Expo 2020 Dubai

          Expo 2020October 19, 2021
          From left, the president of the Cop26 conference, Alok Sharma, Pope Francis and Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio attend a conference at the Vatican on Monday. AP

          Pope Francis will miss Cop26 climate change summit

          UKOctober 08, 2021
          Little Amal, a 3.5 metre puppet of a young Syrian refugee girl, is greeted in the Vatican as she travels across Europe from Turkey to Britain as part of an 8,000 kilometre walk to raise awareness for the plight of young refugees. Reuters

          In pictures: 'Little Amal' refugee puppet visits Vatican

          EuropeSeptember 10, 2021
          Pope Francis has made efforts to clear up what the Catholic Church says is misunderstanding. EPA HO

          Pope Francis moves to calm concern over Jewish law comments

          EuropeSeptember 06, 2021
          Military drones are controlled by remote operators but there are fears they could become wholly autonomous. AFP

          Vatican gives warning about killer robots lacking 'humanity and public conscience'

          EuropeAugust 04, 2021
          Cardinal Angelo Becciu and nine others are accused of bleeding the Holy See of tens of millions of dollars in donations. AP

          Vatican scandal: former senior churchman faces trial over London property deal

          EuropeJuly 26, 2021
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