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Pope Francis Talks About Retirement; Says Will Continue Hearing Confessions
Pope Francis said that after retirement, he would not return to his native Argentina nor stay in Vatican. He said, he would like to find a church in Rome band continue hearing confessions. In an interview with Spanish broadcaster TelevisaUnivision, Pope Francis said, "I'm the bishop of Rome, in this case the emeritus bishop of Rome". He has always shown interest in hearing confessions and visiting the sick at hospitals.
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Historic Event: Pope Meets Iraq's Grand Ayatollah
In a historic moment, Catholic Church's head Pope Francis met Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Iraq's pilgrimage city of Najaf on March 6. Eyed at establishing peaceful relations between the Muslims and the Christian minorities in Iraq, the momentous meeting was held in Ayatollah's office. Interestingly, this is the first time a Pope has met Grand Ayatollah. One of the religious officials said that the 40-minute meeting went "… read-more
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