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...Federico Lombardi, who Pope Francis has chosen to moderate the summit, said the meeting would be decisive in proving the church could show it could tackle the issue of child abuse....
...The second win on that occasion came against Philadelphia, who have never won gridiron’s Vince Lombardi trophy....
...In 2013, Pope Francis proceeded to toughen Vatican laws against such leaks....
...“Poland is a novelty for him, he doesn’t know it, he has never been,” Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, said at a briefing last week....
...Pope Francis could refuse to accept his retirement, allowing Cardinal Pell to continue in his job and carry out his five-year mandate that expires in 2019....
...Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi this week denied that the papal visit to Lesbos was political, rejecting suggestions that it should be read as a criticism of EU policy on migration....
...Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, said: “The invitation was delivered and naturally the Pope will consider it with the attention it deserves....
...Both of Francis’ predecessors — John Paul II and Benedict XVI — had hoped for such a meeting during their pontificates, but they never succeeded....
...Fr Lombardi said Pope Francis chose to visit CAR because he wants to "express his support to a population that is suffering from years and years of conflicts”....
...Fr Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, said it would help address “what one should have done and didn’t do,” dubbing it “another kind of responsibility and shortcoming” that needed to be “judged in...
...“These matters can be dealt with without doing so in a big way; discretion can be more effective,” said Father Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman....
...Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said he had no knowledge that such an encounter was possible but didn’t rule it out either. If it were to happen, it would be a huge event....
...“I’m not aware of it, but I wouldn’t be surprised,” said Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, noting the Pope’s pleasure in taking part in “shared customs”....
...So far, Pope Francis has nominated 39 new cardinals....
...“Pope Francis has really made this a priority,” Mr Simmons added....
...This time, Pope Francis is expected to fly over China again on his way back to Rome from the Philippines, and Fr Lombardi suggested a new telegram might be in order....
...Pope Francis has been quoted as saying that “two per cent” of the Catholic church’s clergy are paedophiles involved in abuse cases....
...Pope Francis has begun the first papal trip to Asia in 15 years, arriving in Seoul on Thursday in an effort to boost the Roman Catholic church in the region....
...The controversy, which raises questions over the bank’s handling of its finances, prompted Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, to deny a report in the German newspaper Bild on Tuesday that the 79...
...While some analysts also talk of the “balanced ticket” promoted by Francis, the Vatican’s spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, prefers not to draw such distinctions....
...“In today’s world, it is all about resisting increasingly insidious forms of financial criminality,” explained Father Lombardi....
...Rebecca Rist, an expert in papal history at Reading University, said the choice of Francis – echoing both the 13th-century St Francis of Assisi and Francis Xavier, one of the first followers of the Jesuits...
...Father Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said the pontiff had been informed of Msgr Scarano’s arrest....
...Pope Francis spoke to Benedict XVI by phone and will meet him in the next few days, according to a spokesman for the papal household....
...“We are travelling with great serenity, knowing that the rallies have nothing to do with the Pope or the church,” said Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman....
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