Trump taps critic of Pope Francis for Vatican ambassadorship

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  Biden will meet with Pope Francis in the final days of his presidency

  President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January, likely the president's final international trip just days before he leaves the Oval Office, the White House announced.
  
  NBC News - 23h

• Pope Francis: There Is Faith in Humor

  The best thing to do in front of a mirror is to laugh at ourselves. It is good for us.
  
  The New York Times - 3d
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  Pope calls for debt reduction for poorer nations to mark Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year

  Pope Francis is calling on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter of justice on the occasion of the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year
  
  ABC News - Dec. 12
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  Pope Francis and advocates add to pleas for Biden to clear federal death row

  Pope encourages prayers for people with death sentences as pressure grows for Biden to act before Trump takes office. Pope Francis has called for commutations for people on death row in the US, ...
  
  The Guardian - Dec. 9

• Pope Francis installs 21 new cardinals, many key figures in his reform agenda

  Pope Francis will have created 110 of the 140 cardinals under 80, thus eligible to vote in a conclave.
  
  CBS News - Dec. 7
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  Pope Francis presides over ceremony for new cardinals with wide bruise on his chin

  Pope Francis appeared with a significant bruise on his chin Saturday, but presided over a ceremony to install new cardinals without apparent problems
  
  ABC News - Dec. 7

• Pope Francis receives first all-electric popemobile from Mercedes

  Pope Francis uses the popemobile to greet pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during general audiences and other papal ceremonies.
  
  CBS News - Dec. 4
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  Pope Francis discusses Ukraine with Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban

  Pope Francishas met Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Vatican and discussed with him the war in Ukraine, focusing on the humanitarian situation and efforts to promote peace in the region
  
  ABC News - Dec. 4
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  Pope Francis discusses Ukraine with Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban

  Yahoo News - Dec. 4

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