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Would Francis have become pope if 9/11 hadn’t happened?
Gerard O’Connell
The 9/11 attack not only changed world history but also impacted the future of the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis arrives for his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 25, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Pope Francis denies reports that he considered resigning due to ill health
Gerard O’Connell
“I don’t know where they got it from last week that I was going to resign.... It didn’t even cross my mind,” Pope Francis said in the first interview since his July 4 operation.
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In first interview since his July operation, Pope Francis says his life was saved (for the second time) by a nurse
Gerard O’Connell
“A nurse, a man with great experience, saved my life,” Pope Francis revealed in the first interview he has given since the operation on his intestine July 4.
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Pope prays for those killed in suicide attack in Kabul and calls on Christians to pray and fast for Afghanistan
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis said Christians “cannot remain indifferent” in “historic moments such as this one.”
Pope John Paul I is pictured at the Vatican in 1978 during his short time as pontiff
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John Paul I, who was pope for 33 days, is likely to be beatified in 2022
Gerard O’Connell
Recognition of an alleged miraculous healing would open the door to John Paul’s beatification and decide the date for it, which is likely to be in 2022.
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Pope Francis appoints Italian Sister Alessandra Smerilli as interim secretary to the Vatican dicastery for human development
Gerard O’Connell
The appointment makes her the highest ranking woman in the Roman Curia.
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