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OCTOBER 27, 2022

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Pope wanted to be a butcher

When he was still knee-high to a grasshopper, Pope Francis never dreamed of becoming the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics. His secret desire? To be a butcher.

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Two popes to become saints today, Divine Mercy Sunday

This Sunday, April 27, when the two past popular popes, John XXIII and John Paul Il, will be proclaimed as saints, Roman Catholics will observe the Feast of the Divine Mercy by doing works of mercy, going to confession and receiving Holy Communion to avail of the extraordinary promise by the lord of complete forgiveness for sins and punishment.

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With break in style, Pope Francis shuns tradition

On his first day as shepherd of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis picked up his luggage at a Vatican hotel, personally thanked each member of the staff and even paid his own bill. Then, at his first Mass, he delivered a short, unscripted homily—in Italian, not the Latin of his predecessor—holding the cardinals who elected him responsible for keeping the church strong.

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