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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian member of the U.S.-based Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, to be secretary-general of the office governing Vatican City State.
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Gerard O’Connell
Meeting at the Vatican with Pope Francis, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended an invitation to Francis to become the third pope in history to visit India.
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U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. met with Pope Francis at the Vatican this morning. President Biden presented the pope with a "command coin" commemorating his late son Beau's Army unit, the 261st Signal Brigade. Explaining that the coins are given to warriors and leaders, the president told Pope Francis, "You are one of the most significant warriors for peace I've ever met."

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Nicole Winfield - Associated PressTong-Hyung Kim - Associated Press
South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Pope Francis Friday that a papal visit to North Korea would help create “momentum for peace” on the peninsula, officials said.
Dancers in an array of bright colors perform a Ghoomar dance during Diwali celebrations in Trafalgar Square in London Nov. 3, 2019.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The teachings and traditions of Christianity and Hinduism “can bring the light of hope in people’s lives,” wrote the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis and President Joe Biden talked together in private for 75 minutes, an unusually long time by Vatican standards, a sign that the two leaders had a more in-depth discussion than observers had expected.