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Former pope Benedict 'very sick', Pope Francis calls for prayers
Bishops from Europe, the United States and beyond, urged the faithful to keep Benedict in their thoughts
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Vatican says China violated pact on bishops, wants explanation
Unauthorised installation appeared to be one of most serious violations of agreement between Vatican and Beijing
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In a first, Pope to give women a say in appointment of bishops
Francis has already named a number of women, both nuns and lay women, to Vatican departments
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Pope says female genital mutilation affronts dignity, must end
Francis also calls for efforts to stop human trafficking, particularly of women and girls for forced prostitution
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Support your children if they are gay, pope tells parents
Pope Francis says parents should 'not hide behind an attitude of condemnation'
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Pope confers lay ministries on women, formalising recognition of roles
The pope criticises those who need to have rigid regulations and 'more rules' in order to find God
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Pope says Italy's plunging birthrate is a 'tragedy'
Warns that the decline represented a threat to the future of the country
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WATCH: Orthodox priest shouts 'Pope, you are a heretic' at Francis in Athens
Witnesses say the priest shouted loud enough for the pope to hear the commotion
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Italian nun becomes highest ranking woman in Vatican
Appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini is the latest in which the pope has placed a woman in a leadership role
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Pope denies resignation report, says leads normal life after surgery
Pope Francis thanked a male nurse for convincing him to undergo surgery rather than continue antibiotics
