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Sainthood bestowed on first Colombian, second female Mexican and 800 Italians who refused to convert to Islam in 1480.
Faced with falling membership, the Catholic Church is taking more aggressive measures to collect fees from the faithful.
Pontiff says credibility of church is on the line and calls for "stepped-up measures to protect minors".
Newly elected pontiff presides over mass at St Peter's Square marking holiest day in Christian calendar.
Famous religious relic's display during television broadcast described by Vatican as Pope Benedict's parting gift.
Newly elected pontiff to preside over a mass at St Peter's and baptise four converts after praying for Middle East.
Newly elected pope tells former pope Benedict XVI "We are brothers", in first such meeting in at least 600 years.
Heads of state and hundreds of thousands of worshippers gather in St Peter's Square to celebrate pope's first mass.
Francis appears before 150,000 pilgrims in St Peter's Square then plunges into the crowd to shake hands with faithful.
Charge that Francis failed to condemn Argentina's Dirty War-era abuses described as aimed at discrediting the Church.
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