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• Venice: Frears wants pope to see 'Philomena,' true tale of woman forced by nuns to give up son
• Pope replaces divisive Vatican figure with top diplomat
• Pope taps Vatican diplomat to be his top aide
• Frears eager for pope to see his latest film
• Pope should watch my tragi-comic Catholic film: Frears
• Pope names diplomat as chief aide, changing tone at Vatican

Venice: Frears wants pope to see 'Philomena,' true tale of woman forced by nuns to give up son Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:10 AM PDT VENICE, Italy - Director Stephen Frears really wants Pope Francis to see his latest film, "Philomena," the true story of a shamed Irish woman forced by nuns to give her son up for adoption in the 1950s. He wants it so much, he said so three times during a news conference on Saturday.

Pope replaces divisive Vatican figure with top diplomat Posted: 31 Aug 2013 09:38 AM PDT Pope Francis on Saturday appointed a senior Vatican diplomat as his new secretary of state, ousting divisive cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as he looks to overhaul the Church's scandal-ridden administration.

Pope taps Vatican diplomat to be his top aide Posted: 31 Aug 2013 09:33 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday tapped a veteran Vatican diplomat to be his top aide, replacing the Holy See's secretary of state who in recent years increasingly became a divisive figure in a church hierarchy mired in embarrassing scandal and financial probes.

Frears eager for pope to see his latest film Posted: 31 Aug 2013 09:12 AM PDT VENICE, Italy (AP) — Director Stephen Frears really wants Pope Francis to see his latest film, "Philomena," the true story of a shamed Irish woman forced by nuns to give her son up for adoption in the 1950s. He wants it so much, he said so three times during a news conference on Saturday.

Pope should watch my tragi-comic Catholic film: Frears Posted: 31 Aug 2013 09:08 AM PDT British director Stephen Frears said on Saturday Pope Francis should watch "Philomena", his tragi-comic film which puts the spotlight on one of the Catholic Church's dark secrets in Ireland.

Pope names diplomat as chief aide, changing tone at Vatican Posted: 31 Aug 2013 04:55 AM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis attempted to set a new tone for a Vatican beset by scandals on Saturday by naming a veteran diplomat as secretary of state, a role often called the "deputy pope". Archbishop Pietro Parolin's appointment ends the era of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who was widely blamed for failing to prevent ethical and financial scandals that marked the eight-year reign of former Pope Benedict, who resigned in February. ...

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