Paul IV

noun

1. Gian Pietro Caraffa, 1476–1559, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555–59.

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Francis created about 900 new saints, including his predecessors John XXIII, John Paul II and Paul IV, as well as Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was killed in 1980.

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Francis has created about 900 new saints, including his predecessors John XXIII, John Paul II and Paul IV, as well as Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was killed in 1980.

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In 1555, Pope Paul IV issued a papal bull condemning Jews to “perpetual servitude” for their role in the crucifixion.

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Though Jews were forcibly confined to a ghetto under Pope Paul IV in 1555, living in overcrowded and unhygienic conditions in a constantly flooding area on the opposite side of the river from Trastevere, in previous centuries “the condition of Jews in Rome was more acceptable than in other cities,” Mr. Procaccia said.

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Pope Francis, flanked by Christian Estrosi, President of the regional council of Provence and Cote d'Azur, right, meets with relatives of Nice's attack victims during a special audience in the Pape Paul IV hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016.

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