Pius VII (1740-1823), who was pope from 1800 to 1823, began his reign with some sympathy for the liberal goals of the French Revolution, but under Napoleon he withdrew to a conservatism more consisten...
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Jan 7 (Reuters) - Jesuit delegates from around the world are
gathering in Rome to choose a superior general to run the
largest male Catholic clerical order. Here are five facts about the Jesuits: ...
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Savona, Italy (dpa) - Parish priests in Italy's north-western
seaport Savona have said Pope Benedict XVI's scheduled May visit to
their town risks being "a spectacular rathe...
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FACTBOX-Five facts about the Jesuits
