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  • Video Did Pope perform an exorcism Vatican responds

    The Vatican is responding to claims by an Italian television station that footage shows the Pope performing an exorcism. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...

  • Pope praying for children others struck by Oklahoma tornado

    Carlos and Kim Caudillo stand in the debris of their home after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Credit: Brett Deering/Getty ...

  • Pope UKs queen lead world support for Oklahoma

    I am close to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado, especially those who lost young children. Join me in praying for them.- Pope Francis ...

  • Pope calls for prayers for victims of Oklahoma tornado

    In the aftermath of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma yesterday, Pope Francis sent out a tweet expressing sympathy for the victims of the disaster. "I am close to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado, especially those who lost young children. Join me in praying for them." At least 91 people are now known to have died, including 20 children, when the massive ...

  • Campaigners call for Pakistan debt freeze

    Pakistan's economy has been paralysed by an unpayable and largely unjust debt burden that is preventing the country reaching its poverty goals and hindering the development of democracy, says a new report from Jubilee Debt Campaign and Islamic Relief. Unlocking the Chains of Debt criticises the IMF for the crippling conditions attached to its loans and calls for repayments to be frozen ...

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Batman and Robin

How does the old adage go? Two's company, three's a crowd, and four is really pushing it? Such is the case with "Batman and Robin," proof positive that only a select few movie series can survive past a third installment without going stale. Director Joel Schumacher (who reinvented the series in 1995 with "Batman Forever") pours on the same tricks thicker and heavier than ever, but all to no avail. ... ...

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  • Walsinghams Orthodox Chapel ask for your memories

    Trustees of St Seraphim’s Orthodox Chapel, based in the former Walsingham Railway Station since 1967, are appealing for people's memories of the chapel and the old station, which was for years (1857 - 1964) the arrival point for many pilgrims at the shrine. As well as a centre of worship St Seraphim's was the place where Fr David (d 1993) and Leon Liddament (d 2010) worked on ...

  • Egypt Bishop hopes Coptic Orthodox Church may recognise Catholic baptism

    A leading Coptic Catholic bishop has expressed hopes that a historic meeting between two popes may lead to the Coptic Orthodox Church recognising Catholic baptism. Bishop Kyrillos William of Assiut described the meeting between Catholic Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II earlier this month as a "watershed" in ecumenical relations – and expressed optimism that the ...

  • Vatican marks anniversary of 1972 attack on Michelangelos Pieta

    Tue May 21, 2013 9:34am EDT * Michelangelo finished Pieta statue in 1500 * Attack in May 1972 left more than 100 fragments * Restoration took 10 months, now behind bullet-proof glass By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 21 (Reuters) - Forty-one years ago, a crazed Hungarian named Laszlo Toth jumped an altar railing in St. Peter's Basilica and dealt 12 hammer blows to Michelangelo's ...

  • Did the pope perform an exorcism

    The pope laid his hands on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass. The man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, convulsed and shook, and then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis prayed over him.The television station of the Italian bishops' conference said it had surveyed exorcists, who agreed that Francis either performed an exorcism or a prayer to free the man from the devil.The ...

  • Catholic Church takes on reproductive rights in Philippines risks further alienation

    And for the 1.2 billion adherents to the faith worldwide, it is a decisive moment. The faithful are looking to a new pope to bring a time of healing - and better governance - to a church tarnished by scandal and deeply ...

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