2016 ⟶ Mother Teresa Canonized by Pope Francis
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📜 Pope Leo XIII Issues Rerum Novarum Encyclical
Pope Leo XIII issues the encyclical Rerum Novarum, the first major Catholic document on social justice.⟶
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Vatican City🙏 Pope John Paul II Issues Apology for Catholic Church Wrongdoings
March 12: Pope John Paul II apologizes for the wrongdoings by members of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the ages.⟶
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Vatican City✝️ Pope Benedict XVI Resigns, Pope Francis Elected
February 28 – March 13: Pope Benedict XVI resigns, the first Pope to do since 1415, and Pope Francis is elected, becoming the first Pope from Latin America.⟶
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Argentina😇 Mother Teresa Canonized by Pope Francis
September 4: Mother Teresa is officially canonized by Pope Francis.⟶
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India🙏 Pope Francis Canonizes Fátima Seers Jacinta and Francisco Marto
May 13: Pope Francis canonizes Jacinta and Francisco Marto, two of the three Fátima children who reported seeing the Virgin Mary in the spring and summer of 1917.⟶
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Portugal⚖️ Pope Francis Abolishes Pontifical Secrecy in Sex Abuse Cases
Pope Francis abolishes pontifical secrecy in sex abuse cases.⟶
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