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Manchester United vs. Manchester City: Head-to-head record and past meetings
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Who is St. Francis of Assisi? Why did the Pope chose to go by his name?
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was anointed as the Pope, he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest ...
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Who was St. Francis of Assisi? Here's why Pope Francis named himself after the Italian saint
Pope Francis smiles after celebrating Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.(AP) Upon his ascension to the papacy, the late pontiff chose the name Francis in honour of St. Francis of ...
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Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition
He became archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and elevated to cardinal in 2001 by St. John Paul II. He was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, on the fifth ballot. FILE – Pope Francis ...
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Former St. Francis school resource officer pleads guilty to recording teen changing
Former St. Francis school resource officer Dimitri Kamolov pleaded guilty to invading the privacy of a minor with a surveillance device. Kamolov secretly recorded a 17-year-old girl changing in ...
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Pope Francis will not be buried underneath St Peter’s Basilica. Here’s why
Most popes are buried underneath St Peter’s Basilica, but Pope Francis decided in 2022 that he should be buried away from the Vatican, in the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome. Pope Francis ...
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Pope Francis appears on Easter Sunday at St. Peter's Square as he continues recovery
Pope Francis made a brief appearance on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square as he continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia. "Brothers and ...
East Bay Times12d
St. Francis softball hurls combined no-hitter, takes down Whitney to claim Livermore Stampede championship
St. Francis is still very good at softball. The Lancers were not able to win the Michelle Carew Classic they competed at last weekend in Anaheim. But this week in Livermore, the top-ranked Lancers ...
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‘Humility defined his papacy’ St. Francis de Sales president reacts to Pope Francis’ death
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Father Geoff Rose, president of St. Francis de Sales, says Pope Francis was a rare leader who showed us how to be better people. “I just think humility defined his papacy ...
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St. Paul area Catholics remember Pope Francis at Cathedral Mass
Jim and Jeanne Mulligan headed to the Cathedral of St. Paul on Monday morning after they heard the news that Pope Francis had died. The couple, who are from Grand Forks, N.D., and were in St. Paul ...
USA Today4d
Pope Francis, 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter, has died
The Vatican also said Francis had relayed in a final statement his wishes to be buried at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. When he was elected in 2013, Pope Francis said he chose his name ...
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St. Cloud Catholics mourn loss of Pope Francis: ‘A light shining in the darkness’
Local leaders recalled Pope Francis' dedication to his faith and making the church more inclusive. Saint Benedict’s Monastery plans to hold a joint prayer service with the College of St ...