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Pope Francis waves to the crowd during the weekly general audience on April 10, 2024 at St Peters square in The Vatican. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse VATICA CITY Pope Francis for the first time tackled claims of Israels ongoing genocide of Palest

DILIbingo bonga, East Timor — Pope Francis was set to hold one of the biggest masses of his papacy on Tuesday in East Timor, with more than half of the country's 1.3 million people expected to attend. The 87-year-old pontiff landed to a ro

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis waded back into a controversial debate on parenthood Wednesdayudbet, hailing Indonesia's birthrate and joking that people in other countries would rather have a pet cat or dog than their own babies. Franci

MANILA, Philippines — As the death toll from tropical storm ”Trami” (formerly Kristine) climbs, Pope Francis extended his prayers for Filipinos impacted by the widespread flooding and devastation. The 87-year-old pontiff said this

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VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis travels to Trieste in Italy's northeast on Sunday in a quick visit to meet migrants and celebrate an open-air mass ahead of a 12-day trip to Asia -- the longest of his papacy. After Venice in April and