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Pope Francis says sexual pleasure is ‘a gift from God’

Pope Francis has said that sexual pleasure is “a gift from God” that should be “disciplined with patience.” He also warned against pornography, which he said brought “satisfaction without relationship” and could lead to addiction. The Pope was speaking at his general audience in the Vatican on Wednesday. The address, …

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Pictures: Akufo-Addo meets Pope Francis

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been in Europe over the past few days, meeting world leaders to strengthen Ghana’s diplomatic ties. Akufo-Addo as part of his activities visited the Vatican City and paid a courtesy call on the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, on Saturday, …

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Pope Francis to undergo abdomen surgery

Pope Francis go undergo surgery on im abdomen on Wednesday afternoon for Rome Gemelli hospital. Di Vatican say dem dey expect am to stay for hospital for “several days” to recover from di hernia operation. Di hernia dey “cause recurrent, painful and worsening” symptoms, di Vatican tok-tok pesin Matteo Bruni …

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Pope sacks Rwandan priest for fathering child

Pope Francis has sacked a Rwandan-born man from the priesthood after it emerged that he has legally acknowledged being a father of a 10-year-old boy Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, 64, was serving as a clergyman in northern France for almost three decades prior to his dismissal. According to a BBC.com report, a …

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‘I’m still alive’ jokes Pope as he leaves hospital

Pope Francis has joked that he is “still alive” as he left hospital in Rome after a three-day stay. He was admitted to Gemelli Hospital mid-week with breathing difficulties, and later diagnosed with bronchitis. The Vatican had said he was responding to antibiotics and would be released on Saturday, depending …

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After pizza, prayer and baptisms; Pope Francis set to leave hospital

Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to children in a cancer ward on Friday, even baptizing a baby, as he prepared to leave the hospital where he has been undergoing treatment for three days. The 86-year-old pontiff was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday with what turned out to …

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Pope Francis in hospital sake of respiratory infection

Di 86-year-old bin get breathing difficulties in recent days but e no get Covid, according to statement from di Vatican. E say e go need “a few days of appropriate hospital medical therapy”. “Pope Francis dey touched by di plenty messages wey e don received and e don express his …

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‘Pope John Paul II covered up child abuse and transferred paedophile priests to avoid a scandal,’ New report claims

The late Polish pope John Paul II knew about child abuse in Poland’s Catholic church years before becoming pontiff and helped cover it up, a new report has claimed.   Michal Gutowski, the investigator behind the report for private broadcaster TVN, said the late Pope knew of cases of paedophile …

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Pope urges end to ethnic hatred in historic South Sudan visit

  Pope Francis waves to the crowds from his popemobile at the John Garang mausoleum in Juba before delivering an open-air mass. By Simon MAINA (AFP) Pope Francis flew home Sunday with the leaders of the Anglican and Scottish churches after a joint trip to violence-plagued South Sudan, where he …

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