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The Philadelphia International Tango Festival is taking place this weekend. 
Credit: Zebra Visual

Tango festival: Forbidden dance coming to Philly

Put on your dancing shoes for the third annual Philadelphia International Tango Festival.

Posted in Arts, Entertainment
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Pope Francis speaks as he leads a Pentecost vigil mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican
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Pope says Church must help the poorest

Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it “breaks my heart” that the death of a homeless person is not news.

Posted in International, News
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Pope Francis looks on as he leads a solemn mass at Saint Paul's Basilica in Rome April 14, 2013. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Pope Francis says hypocrisy undermines Church’s credibility

Pope Francis on Sunday said clergy and Christians must not betray the word of God with their actions or they undermine the credibility of the church.

Posted in International, News
Tagged betray, catholic church, Christians, clergy, credibility, God, hypocrisy, Pope Francis, undermine
Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley arrives at St. Peter's Basilica on March 6, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images

Pope names Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley to advisory board

Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley was appointed to a new advisory board by Pope Francis, to help him govern the Catholic Church and reform its administration.

Posted in Local, News
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Pope Francis speaks during his "Urbi et Orbi" (To the City and the World) address from a balcony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 31, 2013. 
Credit: Reuters

Pope Francis appeals for end to Korea tensions in first Easter message

Pope Francis for his first Easter Sunday address, called for respect for the environment and a diplomatic solution to the crisis on the Korean peninsula.

Posted in International, News
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Seminary Students (Credit: Aaron Adler)

Queens seminary students study to be priests

Students study in Queens in hopes of joining the priesthood.

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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (L) greets Pope Francis after his inauguration at the Vatican City.
Credit: Reuters

Pope Francis sets tone for humbler papacy, calls for defense of the weak

Pope Francis set the tone for a new, humbler papacy on Tuesday with a call for the defense of the weak and the environment, saying this was the way to prevent the triumph of death and destruction.

Posted in International
Tagged inauguration, papacy, Pope Francis, Vatican | Reply
Pope Francis I passes a Swiss Guard as he leaves the Paul VI hall after an audience for members of the media, at the Vatican
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Pope Francis wants Church to be poor and to serve the poor

Pope Francis said on Saturday that the Catholic Church should be poor and remember that its mission is to serve the poor.

Posted in International, News
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Monsignor Paul Tighe.
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Twitter Gospel: Metro visits pope’s social media office

As I walk into his office, Paul Tighe is on the phone with Apple regarding The Pope App. Yes, this is the Pope’s social media office.

Posted in International, Tech
Tagged Facebook, pope, pope benedict XVI, Pope Francis, social media, Twitter, Vatican | Reply
Newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, leads a a mass with cardinals at the Sistine Chapel.
Credit: Reuters

Vatican denies pope stayed silent during dictatorship

The Vatican on Friday strongly denied accusations by some critics in Argentina that Pope Francis stayed silent during systematic human rights abuses by the former military dictatorship.

Posted in International
Tagged Argentina, Buenos Aires, controversy, dictatorship, dirty war, human rights, Pope Francis, Vatican | Reply
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