Pope to visit Sri Lanka in January

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Sri Lankan Catholics welcomed the recent announcement of a visit by Pope Francis planned for January, a church official said Wednesday, according to dpa reports.

"We are preparing for the visit," said Reverend Cyril Gamini, spokesman for the country's Catholic Church.

The pope was to visit from January 13 to 15, although the details of the schedule were yet to be finalized, said Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo, in an earlier statement.

Pope Francis Got A message for gay people

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According to the Associated Press, below is what Pope Francis said when quizzed about gay priests during his transatlantic flight home following a week-long trip to Brazil...

"Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn’t judge priests for their sexual orientation.... "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?" Francis asked.

Below is a longer version (and slightly different translation) of the Pope's quote via NCR:

Brazil: Bare-bre-asted protest for the Pope only (Photo)

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Protesters pose as they demonstrate against the Catholic Church and in favour of abortion during the landmark visit of Pope Francis to Brazil, as hundreds of thousands of young Catholic pilgrims attending World Youth Day (WYD) gather at Copacabana beach for a prayer vigil with the pontiff, on July 27, 2013. AFP PHOTO /

The new Pope has only one lung – and 9 other facts you didn’t know about him

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Newly elected Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.
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Jose Mario Bergoglio was named Pope Francis on Wednesday. The 76-year-old was a surprise choice as many observers expected the College of Cardinals to choose a younger man after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Here are 10 things you should know about the Argentine:

1. Francis is the first Jesuit to serve as pope. In the United States, Jesuits are best known for founding colleges and universities, including Boston College, Georgetown and Marquette University.

Unbelievable!! Pope Resigned To Avoid Arrest and Shut Down of Catholic Church

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When Pope Benedict XVI tweeted something about all of us being sinners, those with deep insight said his tweets has some undertones. And latest revelations are kind of confirming such 'undertones':

According to the ITCCS (International Tribunal into Crimes of Church & State), Pope Benedict is stepping down as Pope due to pending charges for criminal conspiracy to aid and protect child torture and trafficking against the respected Christian leader. This is worrisome....

Pope Benedict sends first Tweet from iPad

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The Pope sent out his first tweet today Wednesday December 12th, a week after joining Twitter

His main account is @Pontifex which is in English but he has seven other linked Twitter accounts. The other seven have a suffix at the end for the different language versions. The German version is @Pontifex_de, and the Arabic version is @Pontifex_ar.

The tweets will be going out in Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, German, Polish, Arabic and French. The pope already has over a million followers on all his accounts...

The Pope Joins Twitter. Check out what he is doing

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Popemobile: The Pope hopes his entry into the Twitter world will help reach out to young followers
The pope will next week launch a personal Twitter account to spread his message and answer questions about faith – in 140 characters. The first papal tweets will be sent out in Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, German, Polish, Arabic and French.