“Prison Journal” recounts the first five months of Pell’s 404 days in solitary lockup.
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Ousted cardinal sues Italian newspaper for report he claims prevented him from becoming pope
Cardinal Becciu is suing an Italian news magazine, claiming that his ruined reputation has eliminated his chances of becoming pope and will undermine the legitimacy of any future papal election.
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Polish bishops defend John Paul II after McCarrick Report
Polish bishops defended St. John Paul II on Friday against evidence that he rejected reports that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick slept with his seminarians.
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Vatican breaks silence, explains Pope Francis’ civil union comments
The Vatican says Pope Francis’ comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but still confirmed Francis’ belief that gay couples should enjoy legal protections.
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Pope Francis’ COVID advisers raise concern about no mask: ‘We’re working on it’
Pope Francis’ decision to forgo wearing a mask has been noticed, with some concern, by the commission of Vatican experts he appointed.
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Pope Francis’ civil union quote was filmed—but not aired—in 2019, broadcaster says
A Mexican television broadcaster confirmed Thursday that Pope Francis’ bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions were made during a May 2019 interview that was never broadcast in its entirety.
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Plot thickens over origins of Pope Francis’ civil union endorsement
Question swirled Thursday about the origins of Pope Francis’ bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions, with all evidence suggesting he made them in a 2019 interview that was never broadcast in its entirety.
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Four Swiss Guards test positive as Covid-19 penetrates Vatican
The four are in isolation while their contacts are being traced. They join three other Vatican residents who tested positive in recent weeks.
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Pope Francis declines to meet Mike Pompeo as secretary urges harder Vatican stance on China
The proximity of Pompeo’s visit to the U.S. election, was “one of the reasons why the Holy Father is not receiving the secretary of state.”
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Pope Francis seeks to ‘liberate’ the Virgin Mary from the Mafia
Pope Francis is giving his blessing to a new Vatican think tank that is seeking to prevent the Mafia and organized crime groups from exploiting the image of the Virgin Mary for their own illicit ends.