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Popes Harley Goes Up For Auction To Help Rome Soup Kitchen
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The pontiff was given two Harley-Davidson motorcycles in June, one of which will be sold in Paris to raise money for Charitas Roma.
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Pope Francis intends to visit the United States next year, CNN Vatican analyst John Allen said today, citing Vatican sources.

The sources said no plan has been finalized.

This comes as President Obama plans a trip to the Vatican to meet the Pope on March 27. Ref. CNN

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Pope calls internet a 'gift from God'

THE internet, home of pornography, Facebook and endless cat videos, is actually a "Gift from God", according to Pope Francis. Ref. Source 7

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Pope 'saved' many

Gonzalo Mosca was a radical on the run. Hunted by Uruguay's dictators, he fled to Argentina, where he narrowly escaped a military raid on his hideout. "I thought that they would kill me at any moment," Mosca says. Ref. Source 5

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Pope Francis Threatens Hell - Hooray!
By Dennis Prager

Last week, Pope Francis warned Italy's Mafia leaders that if they continue their evil ways, they will go to hell.

Hooray for the pope. More power to him for threatening evil people with hell.

I had begun to despair that in my lifetime I would hear such talk from mainstream Christian or Jewish leaders. For the past two generations, God has rarely been depicted as judging and punishing. Instead all we have heard is the phrase, "God Is Love," which, when offered as the one description of God, is morally meaningless - and even morally dangerous. Ref. Source 4

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A gift for George, and whiskey for Pope

POPE Francis has given baby Prince George a royal orb as he met the Queen for the first time, while the monarch had a bottle of booze for the pontiff. Ref. Source 3

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Pope Francis Highlights Worth and Dignity of the Disabled, Washes Feet of 12 Disabled Patients

In preparation for Easter Sunday, Pope Francis decided today to highlight the worth and dignity of disabled people - including washing the feet of 12 disabled patients at a care center.

At the Don Gnocchi Centre in Rome, the leader of the Catholic Church washed the feet of 12 people in a ceremony hearkening back to the number if disciples Jesus had. He and the elderly and disabled people celebrate the "In Coena Domini Mass" together before he washed their feet in a gesture of humility, recognition and respect. Ref. Source 9

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Pope urges 'legitimate redistribution' of wealth:

Pope Francis called Friday for governments to redistribute wealth and benefits to the poor in a new spirit of generosity to help curb the "Economy of exclusion" That is taking hold today. Ref. Source 1