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Pope to give 4 speeches in English in US, rest in Spanish

Written by Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will deliver only four out of his 18 speeches in the U.S. in English, using his native Spanish for the vast majority of his homilies, greetings and other speaking engagements in his three-city U.S. tour, the Vatican said Tuesday.

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Cloistered nuns bake altar breads for papal Mass in Philly

Written by Kathy Matheson LANGHORNE, Pa. (AP) — A group of cloistered nuns has been working overtime in the kitchen to help Philadelphia church officials prepare for Pope Francis' visit, baking 100,000 communion hosts for his public Mass.

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POPE WATCH: Mass scalpers; Stephen Colbert’s ‘Catholic Night’

Cashing in on Francis The Papal visit to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia has fallen prey to scalpers who scooped up a chunk of the free-but-scarce 10,000 tickets available to the public for several events. One seller — James Fortner of Glassboro, N.J., — told the Wilmington, Del.

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Pope Francis’ spontaneity makes security a challenge

Written by Rosie Scammell ROME (RNS) — Pope Francis likes to get close to Catholics, whether showing up unannounced at Mass or stepping out of his popemobile to greet pilgrims. But security agencies know they can't "put him in a bubble" to keep him safe when he