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Ahead of Pope’s visit to Canary Islands, bishop warns using immigration for votes is a ‘ticking time bomb’

St. Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II gives the noon blessing in Perugia, Italy, October 26, 1986. (Credit: Gianni Foggia/Associated Press.)

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Professor accuses Catholic university in Belgium of ‘covering up’ papal visit

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President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II sitting in a pair of Louis XIV-style armchairs that will be on display in the “The Pope and The President” exhibit at the Reagan Library. (Credit: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute.)

Exhibit marks Pope John Paul II’s relationship with President Reagan

Aug 28, 2024
John Lavenburg

Pietro Orlandi, right, brother of Manuela, a 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee disappeared in 1983, is flanked by his lawyer Laura Sgro, left, as he attends a press conference on the establishing of a parliamentary investigative commission on Manuela Orlandi and other cold cases, in Rome, on Dec. 20, 2022. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

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Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom for his trial at the Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in New York. (Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Pool Photo via AP.)

African priest, intellectual says Trump verdict reaction lacks ‘basic moral values’

Jun 3, 2024
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Yeah, John Paul II used to leave the Vatican with Polish monsignors … so?

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