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Pope Makes Easter Plea for Ukraine Peace, Cites Nuclear Risk
Pope Francis has made an Easter plea for peace in Ukraine and in other wars in the world
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A Priest Switched a Single Word. The Repercussions Are Enormous
Thousands of baptisms performed by a priest in Phoenix, the Rev. Andres Arango, are invalid, because he used the wrong wording.
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Pope Urges Parents to ‘Never Condemn' Their Gay Children
Pope Francis is urging parents not to condemn their children if they are gay
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Pope Vows Justice for Abuse Victims After Ratzinger Faulted
Pope Francis is vowing to provide justice to victims of clergy sexual abuse after an independent audit faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI for having botched four cases of abuse when he was archbishop of Munich, Germany
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Bad Luck: Pope Acknowledges He Got Caught at Record Store
Pope Francis has long lamented that he can’t walk around town unnoticed like he used to before becoming pope
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Vatican Defends Finance Trial, Says Rights Being Respected
Lawyers for defendants in a big Vatican financial trial are asking the Holy See newspaper to correct the record after it ran a front-page editorial this week largely defending the investigation and insisting that the rights of the defense were being respected
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Biden Meets With Pope Francis at the Vatican
President Joe Biden opened a five-day European trip Friday with a visit to Pope Francis at the Vatican.
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Presidents and Popes Over the Years: Gifts, Gaffes, Grief
President Joe Biden and Pope Francis’ upcoming meeting continues a long tradition of president-and-pope encounters, replete with notable moments involving gifts, gaffes and grieving.
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Pope: Don't Send Migrants Back to Libya and ‘Inhumane' Camps
Pope Francis has called for an end to the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries.
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Pope Honors Grandparents on First World Day for Elderly
Pope Francis has celebrated grandparents and the elderly. It came on the Roman Catholic Church’s first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
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Pope Francis Makes 1st Appearance Since Intestinal Surgery
Pope Francis has made his first public appearance since surgery a week earlier
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Vatican: Pope Alert and Well a Day After Intestinal Surgery
The Vatican says Pope Francis is in good condition, alert and breathing on his own after the pontiff underwent a three-hour operation that involved removing half of his colon
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EXPLAINER: Behind the Vatican's London Real Estate Scandal
Here is a breakdown of the case, the accusations and some of the key players.
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Vatican Indicts 10, Including a Cardinal, in London Deal
A Vatican judge has indicted 10 people, including a cardinal, on charges including extortion, abuse of office and fraud in connection with the Secretariat of State’s 350 million-euro investment in a London real estate venture
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Sec. of State Blinken Meets With Pope Francis
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday. Blinken is the first high-level official of President Joe Biden’s administration to have a private meeting with the Pope.
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Vatican Law Criminalizes Abuse of Adults by Priests, Laity
Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority
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Pope Francis Denounces Racism
Pope Francis denounced racism Sunday, the day the United Nations marks as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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Vatican Decree on Same-Sex Marriage That God ‘Cannot Bless Sin' Met With Disappointment From Celebs, LGBTQ Groups
GLAAD and other groups representing members of the LGBTQ community responded swiftly to the Vatican’s decree Monday that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.”
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Vatican Clears Retired US Bishop of Multiple Abuse Claims
The Vatican has cleared a retired U.S. bishop of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, rejecting lay experts’ determination that a half-dozen claims were credible
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Pope Says Women Can Read at Mass, But Still Can't Be Priests
Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the altar, while reaffirming they cannot be priests