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Pope Francis ended his six day visit to Mexico celebrating Mass for thousands in the border town of Ciudad Juarez. Julie Noce reports.
Pope Francis is definitely one of the most popular Popes in history, so no wonder the interesting life of Francesco before becoming the catholic leader was turned into a movie.
Pope Francis is demanding swift action to save the planet from environmental ruin, plunging the Catholic Church into political controversy over climate change. Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan John Zizioulas presented the document at a Vatican news conference. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, who on Saturday said he was suffering from bronchitis. IMAGES
Images show Pope Francis stepping onto the balcony of St.Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to deliver his annual Christmas Day "Urbi and Orbi" mass. During his speech, he called for an end to "to every war, to the very mindset of war, an aimless voyage, a defeat without victors, an inexcusable folly". IMAGES
Recently recovered from a bout of ill-health, Pope Francis marks the feast of the Immaculate Conception with a ceremony on the Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, where he is greeted by a substantial crowd of well-wishers and worshippers. The 86-year-old Argentine pontiff offers a prayer to the Virgin Mary in front of the statue of the Mother of God near the Spanish Steps, an annual tradition on what is a bank holiday in largely Catholic Italy. IMAGES