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Pope Culture: Pope Francis’ social media stardom and much-adored pop culture footprint

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[ad_1] On a February evening in 2013, Beyoncé headlined one of the greatest Super Bowl halftime shows of all time as she reunited with Destiny’s Child. The Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year was ‘Selfie’, and people still relied on Vine for a laugh. It seemed like a new dawn for the digital age as […]

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As Pope visits Bahrain, leading Muslim cleric urges intra-Muslim dialogue

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[ad_1] One of the world’s leading Islamic clerics on Friday called for dialogue between the faith’s two main currents to settle sectarian differences, in an address to religious leaders including Pope Francis. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of Cairo’s prestigious Al-Azhar mosque, a centre of Sunni learning, made the rare appeal at the Bahrain […]

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Mobile phone critic Pope Francis meets Apple chief Tim Cook

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[ad_1] Pope Francis, who has often said people should limit their use of cellphones and give preference to personal communication, granted a private audience on Monday to Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook. Cook, head of the $2.4 trillion company whose iPhone has revolutionised personal communication, was on the pope’s daily audience list. As is customary, […]

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Pope urged to avoid ‘supermarket of religions’ in Kazakhstan

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[ad_1] Pope Francis is warning Kazakhstan’s bishops against fueling nostalgia for the past Pope Francis is warning Kazakhstan’s bishops against fueling nostalgia for the past Pope Francis warned Kazakhstan’s bishops on Thursday against fueling nostalgia for the past, as one of his traditionalist critics here did just that by suggesting that Francis’ participation in an […]

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You can change a Pope: Pope Francis says he will slow down or retire

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[ad_1] “It’s not strange. It’s not a catastrophe. You can change the Pope,” he said while sitting in an airplane wheelchair during a 45-minute news conference. “It’s not strange. It’s not a catastrophe. You can change the Pope,” he said while sitting in an airplane wheelchair during a 45-minute news conference. Pope Francis acknowledged on […]

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Devasahayam Pillai becomes first Indian layman to be declared saint by Pope Francis

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[ad_1] ‘While preaching, he insisted on equality of all people, despite caste differences’, says a note by Vatican ‘While preaching, he insisted on equality of all people, despite caste differences’, says a note by Vatican Devasahayam Pillai, who embraced Christianity in the 18th century, on May 15 became the first Indian layman to be declared […]

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