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Pope Francis speaks about his health and whether he'd ever retire
Pope Francis' predecessor was the first pontiff in about 600 years to retire, but Francis says he has no plans to resign, and is even considering a possible trip to the U.S.In a historic Vatican City interview with CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell, the 87-year-old leader of the world's nearly 1.4 billion Catholics said the idea of stepping down has never occurred to him."Maybe if the day comes when my health can go no further," Francis said. "Perhaps because the only...
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Pope Francis extends condolences on martyrdom of Iranian president
Shafaqna English- Pope Francis extends condolences to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, over the martyrdom of Iranian president and Foreign Minister. Pope Francis has sent a telegram offering his condolences over the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, the nation’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and all
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60 Minutes goes inside the Vatican with Pope Francis
This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Norah O'Donnell sat down with Pope Francis for a historic interview. The head of the Catholic Church for more than a decade, Francis had previously never spoken at length with an English-language American broadcast network.In a wide-ranging conversation lasting more than an hour, O'Donnell spoke with the pontiff about such topics as the wars in Ukraine and in Israel and Gaza; the Church's handling of its sexual abuse scandals; and the conservative backlash...