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St Peter's Square

    Catholic Church
    Close to 20,000 people pay their respects to Pope Francis ahead of funeral on Saturday
    By the afternoon, the wait to enter the church was more than four hours.
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    St Peter's Square
    Pope Francis made surprise tour of St Peter's Square in popemobile in his final public appearance
    Updated 21 Apr
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    Vatican
    Pope Francis makes first public appearance in St. Peter's Square since February
    6 Apr
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    Catholic Church
    Pope Francis had a ‘peaceful night’ in hospital as condition remains ‘stable’
    7 Mar
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    Catholic Church
    'Thank you for your prayers': Message from Pope played for worshippers at St Peter's Square
    Updated 6 Mar
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    Catholic Church
    Pope Francis remains in critical condition but is 'stable', Vatican says
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    Updated 25 Feb
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    Femen
    The topless woman who tried to steal Baby Jesus out of the Vatican’s crib has been released
    27 Dec 2014
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    Femen
    A topless woman tried to steal the Baby Jesus out of the Vatican's crib
    25 Dec 2014
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    Terrorism
    Security upped at the Vatican amid fears of an attack
    20 Sep 2014
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    the birds
    Peace doves released by the Pope are immediately attacked by a seagull and crow
    26 Jan 2014
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    arrivederci
    Benedict XVI holds final address before stepping down as pope
    27 Feb 2013
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    One last time
    Pope to hold his final Vatican audience ahead of departure
    27 Feb 2013
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    Pope Benedict XVI
    Pope not 'abandoning the Church' as 100,000 attend Sunday prayer
    24 Feb 2013
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    doooooooom
    Pope calls on faithful to ignore doomsday warnings for 21 December
    18 Nov 2012
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    beatification
    Pope John Paul II beatified before more than a million people in Rome
    1 May 2011
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    easter
    Pope uses traditional Easter message to appeal for diplomacy in Libya
    24 Apr 2011
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