Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada’s notorious residential schools amid calls for a papal apology for the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children.
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Pope Francis overhauls church’s criminal code to punish the sexual abuse of adults by priests
Amid the #MeToo movement and scandals of seminarians and nuns being sexually abused by their superiors, the Vatican has come to realize that adults can be victimized too if there is a power imbalance in the relationship.
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Vatican issues a street art stamp and ends up getting sued
Babrow sued the Vatican City State’s telecommunications office in a Rome court last month, alleging it was wrongfully profiting off her creativity and was violating the original intent of her artwork.
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Pope Francis asks the Vatican’s media department, its most expensive office: Who actually reads your news?
The Vatican has long justified the costs because its communications operations are at the core of the Holy See’s main mission: to communicate the Catholic faith to all corners of the globe.
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What Cardinal Pell thinks about the Vatican financial scandal he suspected long ago
Cardinal George Pell is enjoying his first Roman spring since being exonerated of sex abuse charges in his native Australia.
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Pope Francis meets with Argentina’s president, months after the country legalizes abortion
It’s the second time Francis and Fernandez have met and added yet another wrinkle in the Argentine pope’s sometimes strained relationship with the governments of his native country.
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New bishop of Biden’s hometown mum on Communion question
Monsignor William Koenig said he was open to having a conversation with the president and that as a bishop, he is called to teach “the fullness and the beauty of the Catholic faith.”
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Cardinal questions legitimacy of Vatican decree restricting Latin Mass
A second Catholic cardinal has questioned the legitimacy of a recent decree by the Vatican to restrict the celebration of the old Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and forbid private Masses in its side chapels.
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Italian court blocks Steve Bannon-linked plans to train populists in a 13th-century monastery
Italy’s top administrative court has ruled against a conservative think tank affiliated with former White House adviser Steve Bannon over its use of a 13th century hilltop monastery to train future populist leaders.
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Pope Francis arrives in Iraq to rally Christians despite pandemic
Francis’ plane touched down at Baghdad’s airport just before 2 p.m. local time. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on hand to greet him.