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  2. Languages of Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    French is also sometimes used as a diplomatic language. In the Swiss Guard, Swiss German is the language used for giving commands, but the individual guards take their oath of loyalty in their own languages: German, French, Italian or Romansh. Since the state was established, the native languages of the popes have been Italian, German, Polish ...

  3. Pope Francis - Wikipedia

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    Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; [b] 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

  4. List of polyglots - Wikipedia

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    He learnt to speak English, German, French, and Spanish as a child, and ultimately came to speak thirty-two languages with varying degrees of fluency. [103] Vernon A. Walters (1917–2002), American soldier and diplomat. He spoke English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian. [104]

  5. Benedict backed me up on rights for LGBT couples, Pope ... - AOL

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    VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis found an ally in his predecessor Benedict XVI when he spoke in favour of civil partnerships for same-sex couples, the pontiff said in a new book due out in Spain.

  6. German bishops call on Vatican to clarify pope's Ukraine ...

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    German Catholic bishops on Monday called on the Vatican to clarify remarks in which Pope Francis said Ukraine should have "the courage of the white flag" and negotiate an end to the conflict with ...

  7. Magnum principium - Wikipedia

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    For rituals other than Mass, it gave permission for the use of a French translation in 1948 and a German one in 1951. [5] The Second Vatican Council's Sacrosanctum Concilium, issued by Pope Paul VI on 4 December 1963, discussed the use of the vernacular in the context of the need to enhance lay participation in liturgies. It suggested an ...

  8. Pope Francis at 10 years: A reformer's learning curve, plans

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    Pope Francis celebrates the 10th anniversary of his election Monday, far outpacing the “two or three” years he once envisioned for his papacy and showing no signs of slowing down ...

  9. Talk:Pope Francis/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    FWIW, Google search shows other books having fictional Pope Francis. , , , LCS check 22:15, 13 March 2013 (UTC) Oppose / Remove hatnote the hatnote directing to a 1976 book featuring a "Pope Francis" and by a minor author. There are lots of world leaders; the top of their articles do not have hatnotes directing readers to minor works of fiction ...