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The Pope is using Telegram to share messages during Lent

Feb 11, 2016
Pope Francis dropped WhatsApp and opted for a new messaging app this year
Pope Franci on Christmas Day 2015. 
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Who pays when a Pope visits?

Feb 11, 2016
On the occasion of a papal visit, Mexico will spend money...and make money.
A man speaks in a payphone displaying images of Pope Francis, in Mexico City on February 10, 2016. Pope Francis will visit four Mexican states from next February 12 to 17. 
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Pope highlights poverty, climate change on Africa trip

Nov 26, 2015
Pope Francis is visiting Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic.

The pope has a lot to say about the global economy

Pope Francis is in the U.S. for a few days, and he's talking about our economy.

The pope's chair made in Philadelphia prison workshop

Sep 25, 2015
During his visit, Pope Francis will sit in a chair crafted by prisoners.

Pope's U.S. trip brings about new emojis

Sep 24, 2015
There's one for each of the locations he's visiting.

Pope Francis makes climate change a moral issue

Sep 24, 2015
It's a debate usually dominated by science and economics.

For public good, not for profit.

In Philly, there's lots of room at the inn

Sep 23, 2015
The pope's visit created a temporary housing bubble.

Francis takes America, by the numbers

Sep 23, 2015
The pope's trip will draw huge crowds. But it doesn't come cheap.

Pope Francis's global metaphor for wealth and climate

Sep 22, 2015
He sees a rich northern hemisphere whose pollution damages the poor in the south.