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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has approved a Catholic spiritual devotion centered in Medjugorje , a town in Bosnia that has been steeped in controversy over whether the Virgin Mary appears to local people, the Vatican said on Thursday.The Vatican's doctrinal office said that Francis was not declaring that messages given by the alleged apparition of the Madonna were authentic.
The Bosnian village has become a major pilgrimage site, attracting hundreds of thousands each year and giving many people what they say is a renewed sense of spirituality.Francis had previously expressed doubt about the alleged phenomenon. Referencing messages said to have been given by the Virgin Mary to local townspeople, he told reporters in 2017 that he did not think Mary was "the head of a telegraph office.
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Pope Francis departs for Papua New GuineaJAKARTA — Pope Francis concluded his visit to Indonesia on Friday after celebrating Mass before an overflow crowd of 100,000, a final celebration before heading to Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his 11-day journey through Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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Pope Francis to receive Argentine welcome in remote Papua New Guinea townPope Francis is visiting Vanimo partly due to the presence of Argentinian missionary group the Institute of the Incarnate Word, which has a presence in the Vanimo diocese
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Pope Francis, in resource-rich Papua New Guinea, urges fair treatment for workers'Even if outside experts and large international companies must be involved in the harnessing of these resources, it is only right that the needs of local people are given due consideration when distributing the proceeds and employing workers, in order to improve their living conditions,' says the...
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LIVE UPDATES: Pope Francis tours Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, SingaporePope Francis visits Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore from September 3 to 13, the longest trip of his pontificate
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Pope Francis visit keenly awaited in deeply Catholic East TimorPope Francis' visit, part of a tour that includes stops in Jakarta and Singapore, is set to resonate in Dili, despite a string of abuse scandals that has plagued the church
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Pope Francis delivers medical supplies in visit to remote jungle townPope Francis arrives with a small entourage in Vanimo, a township of some 12,000 people in the northwestern corner of Papua New Guinea's main island, with no running water and scarce electricity
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