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The Washington Post

Vatican meeting on family walks back liberal language on gay couples, divorce

By Michelle Boorstein. Amy Brittain contributed to this report. Stefano Pitrelli contributed from Rome.

A major meeting Pope Francis convened to help the Catholic Church improve its outreach to diverse modern families ended Saturday with a summary paper that removed earlier, revolutionary language that cited the value of same-sex and divorced families.

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The Washington Post

A modern pope gets old school on the Devil

By Anthony Faiola / Stefano Pitrelli contributed to this report

VATICAN CITY — A darling of liberal Catholics and an advocate of inclusion and forgiveness, Pope Francis is hardly known for fire and brimstone.

Yet, in his words and deeds, the new pope is locked in an epic battle with the oldest enemy of God and creation:

The Devil.

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Ancient Vatican ceremony makes saints of John Paul II and John XXIII

By Anthony Faiola & Stefano Pitrelli

VATICAN CITY — In front of a sprawling sea of pilgrims fanning out from St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis on Sunday canonized John Paul II and John XXIII, bestowing sainthood on two towering figures of the 20th century who left outsize marks on the Roman Catholic Church.

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