“The pope is a man who laughs, cries, sleeps calmly and has friends like everyone else. A normal person,” said Francis.
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The former pope attended a cardinal-naming ceremony presided over by his successor
Pope Francis’ Motorcycle Fetches $327,000
Proceeds to a soup kitchen and hostel for homeless
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Pope Francis Picks New Financial Watchdog
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Thieves Stole Pope John Paul II’s Blood
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Pope Francis’ Vatican to Be Grilled by U.N. on Child Sex Abuse
Officials representing the Holy See will for the first time face questioning by a U.N. committee on the Vatican’s child-sex-abuse record
The Pope is Selling His Harley-Davidson
The world’s unlikeliest biker will give proceeds from auction of motorcycle to charity