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Garrett Busch, CEO of Napa Valley’s Trinitas Cellars, with two wines that honor popes — RatZINger Zinfandel and Cabernet FRANCis.

You can really call this wine ‘vintage Francis’

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NAPA, Calif. - It was a good thing for Trinitas Cellars that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio took the name Pope Francis, and not, say Pope Malbecius.

Pope Francis and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, are seen on a big screen during a meeting with families at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines, Jan. 16.

Pope urges end to corruption, which he says keeps people poor

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MANILA, Philippines - In a nation plagued repeatedly by corruption scandals, Pope Francis urged "everyone, at all levels of society, to reject every form of corruption, which diverts resources from the poor."

People hold electric candles during the closing ceremony of a meeting with families, led by Pope Francis at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines, Jan. 16.

Pope tells Filipinos same-sex marriage threatens family

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MANILA, Philippines - Appealing to the traditional values of Filipino Catholic families, Pope Francis made one of his strongest calls as Pope against movements to recognize same-sex unions as marriage.

Clergy attend Pope Francis' Mass with bishops, priests and members of religious orders in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 16.

Transform yourselves to transform world, Pope tells Philippine clergy

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MANILA, Philippines - The Gospel has the power to transform society, ensuring justice and care for the poor, but that can happen only if Christians -- beginning with the church's ministers -- allow the Gospel to transform them, Pope Francis said.

Blessed Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan who ministered in U.S. and Mexico, is pictured in an undated painting. During his flight from Sri Lanka to Manila, Philippines, Jan. 15, Pope Francis said he would canonize Blessed Junipero in September.

Pope's canonization announcement surprises Franciscan's promoters

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WASHINGTON - Surprising even the people who have been promoting the sainthood cause of Blessed Junipero Serra, Pope Francis announced Jan. 15 that in September, he hopes to canonize the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan who founded a string of missions across Mexico and California.

Pope Francis is pictured with youths at a home for former street children in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 16.

Surprise papal meeting with former street kids features songs, hugs

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MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis did not disappoint hundreds of former street children who were part of a massive campaign to show him one of the centres where they have found safety and love.

Pope Francis greets Buddhist monks in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 14. The pope paid an unscheduled visit to a Buddhist temple at the headquarters of the Maha Bodhi Society, responding to an invitation he had received the previous day from its head priest.

Buddhist centre breaks tradition, shows Pope revered relic

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MAKOLA, Sri Lanka - When Pope Francis made a surprise visit to a prominent Buddhist temple in Colombo Jan. 14, the head of the Maha Bodhi Society of Sri Lanka reciprocated by showing the Pope historical relics of Buddhas' disciples, normally exposed only for the annual Buddhist feast in May.

Pope Francis answers questions from the media aboard his flight to Manila, Philippines, Jan. 15.

Pope says respect for religion should limit freedom of expression

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Commenting on recent killings by Islamist terrorists at a Paris newspaper, Pope Francis condemned killing in the name of God, but said freedom of expression should be limited by respect for religion and that mockery of faith can be expected to provoke violence.

Young people dance as Pope Francis arrives at Villamor Air Base in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 15.

Exuberant crowds greet Pope in unofficial welcome to Philippines

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MANILA, Philippines - Although it was not called a welcoming ceremony, Pope Francis was greeted by government and church officials and an exuberant crowd Jan. 15 at Manila's Villamor Air Base.

Faye Arellano says that for Filipinos living overseas, faith is the most important thing that they carry with them. Pope Francis is expected to visit the Philippines, Asia’s most-Catholic nation, Jan. 15-19.

Papal visit a 'healing balm' to long-suffering Filipinos, says Canadian

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The pastoral visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines, which culminates Jan. 18 at an outdoor Mass expected to draw more than four million people, is being dubbed as a “mercy and compassion visit,” said Faye Arellano of Toronto.

Father Matthieu Dauchez, director of The Blessed Charles de Foucauld Home for Girls, poses with residents Jan. 13 in Manila, Philippines. Father Dauchez said there are between 6,000 to 10,000 street children in metro Manila.

Former street kids want Pope to visit during Philippines papal visit

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MANILA, Philippines - Father Matthieu Dauchez knows the children he works with are not the only poor people in the Philippines, but that has not stopped him from lobbying loudly and praying constantly that Pope Francis will stop by.

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