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Pope Benedict laid to rest
Pope Francis presided over his funeral with the Gospel reading for his homily taken from Luke 23:46, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit."
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
Bells rang out from Munich cathedral and a single bell was heard ringing from St Peter's Square in Rome after the death was announced.
Communists are closet Christians, says Pope Francis
POPE Francis, whose criticisms of unbridled capitalism have prompted some to label him a Marxist, said in an interview published on Sunday that communists had stolen the flag of Christianity.
Pope’s New Year’s message stresses strength, courage, hope
POPE Francis, laying out his hopes Wednesday for the just-begun year, urged people to work for a world where everyone accepts each other's differences and where enemies recognize that they are brothers.
What would Jesus drive? Pope asks priests to buy ‘humble cars’
AS part of his drive to make the Catholic church more austere and focus on the poor, Francis told young and trainee priests and nuns from around the world that having the latest smartphone or fashion accessory was not the route to happiness.
10 facts about Pope Francis
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, one of five children born to an Italian railway worker and his wife
New pope slips out of Vatican for morning prayer visit
POPE Francis, barely 12 hours after his election, quietly left the Vatican early on Thursday to pray for guidance at a Rome basilica as he looks to usher a Catholic Church mired in intrigue and scandal into a new age of simplicity and humility.