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• Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
• Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says
• Merkel and Pope talk about a 'strong' Europe
• Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
• Pope and Merkel, mindful of Christian vote, discuss a Europe focused on values, assistance
• Egypt Muslim-Christian clashes leave 1 dead

Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel Posted: 18 May 2013 04:24 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours after he held talks at the Vatican about the economic crisis with Germany's leader.

Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says Posted: 18 May 2013 02:16 PM PDT By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heart" that the death of a homeless person is not news. Francis, who has made straight talk and simplicity a hallmark of his papacy, made his unscripted comments in answers to questions by four people at a huge international gathering of Catholic associations in St. Peter's Square. ...

Merkel and Pope talk about a 'strong' Europe Posted: 18 May 2013 09:01 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the importance of Christian voters in September elections, met with Pope Francis on Saturday during a quick trip to Rome that focused on helping victims of Europe's economic crisis and emphasizing the continent's Christian roots.

Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls Posted: 18 May 2013 08:26 AM PDT By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger regulation of financial markets. On Thursday, Francis appealed in a speech for world financial reform, saying the global economic crisis had made life worse for millions in rich and poor countries. Merkel visited Rome for a few hours specifically to meet the pontiff and spoke with him privately in his library for 45 minutes, unusually long for a private papal audience. ...

Pope and Merkel, mindful of Christian vote, discuss a Europe focused on values, assistance Posted: 18 May 2013 08:16 AM PDT VATICAN CITY - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, made a quick trip to Rome Saturday for a private meeting with Pope Francis, focusing on how Europe's struggling economy should be at the service of the people.

Egypt Muslim-Christian clashes leave 1 dead Posted: 18 May 2013 06:11 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security officials say clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria left one man dead of a heart attack.

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