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Isabella H. de Carvalho
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Hugues Lefèvre
Pope Francis, 86, now the oldest pope to travel abroad
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Ray Cavanaugh
By what name should a pope be called?
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Anna Kurian
Fatima: The popes’ favorite Marian shrine?
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Philip Kosloski
What is the encyclical ‘Pacem in Terris’?
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Cerith Gardiner
Try this activity popular with popes, saints, and apostles
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Marzena Devoud
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Fr. Michael Rennier
How Pope Benedict XVI taught me to be kind
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Grzegorz Polakiewicz
Benedict XVI told me, “See you in heaven — I’ll be waiting for you there”
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Philip Kosloski
Who was Pope Benedict XVI named after?
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