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Polish priest set for sainthood criticized for anti-Semitism

by Monica Scislowka - Associated Press and Nicole Winfield - Associated Press July 5, 2018

Pope Francis’ decision to move the World War II-era head of Poland’s Catholic Church a step closer to possible sainthood has hit a stumbling block, after two leading Jewish organizations and even Polish Catholic publications called him out for anti-Semitic views.

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Vatican City still has no policy to fight clergy sex abuse

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press July 2, 2018

Seven years after the Vatican ordered all bishops conferences around the world to develop written guidelines to prevent abuse, tend to victims, punish offenders and keep pedophiles out of the priesthood, the headquarters of the Catholic Church has no such policy.

Pope Francis greets Peter Lombardi, 12, of Columbus, Ohio, after the boy rode in the popemobile during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 28. Receiving a kiss from the pope was a wish come true for Peter, who has Down syndrome and has survived leukemia. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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Pope Francis: Abortion is ‘white glove’ equivalent to Nazi crimes

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press June 17, 2018

“Last century, the whole world was scandalized by what the Nazis did to purify the race. Today, we do the same thing but with white gloves,” Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis and 34 Chilean bishops met in May to discuss the clerical sexual abuse crisis in Chile. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope begins purge in Chile church over sex abuse scandal

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press June 11, 2018

Bishop Barros has been at the center of Chile’s growing scandal ever since Francis appointed him bishop of Osorno in 2015 over the objections of the local faithful, his own sex abuse prevention advisers and some of Chile’s other bishops.

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LGBT community cheers Pope Francis’ ‘God made you like this’ remark

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press May 21, 2018

The Vatican declined to confirm or deny the remarks in keeping with its policy not to comment on the pope’s private conversations.

In this May 6, 2008 file photo, new Vatican Swiss Guards adjust their helmets prior to a swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican. The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear. The Swiss Guards plan to replace their metal helmets with plastic PVC ones made with a 3-D printer, giving the pope's army cooler and more comfortable headgear when standing guard for hours at a time. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, pool)

The Swiss Guard will be getting new, 3D-printed headgear

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press May 8, 2018

The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear.

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Memoir of secretly baptized Jewish boy under new scrutiny

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press April 20, 2018

The kidnapping became an international scandal and contributed to the anti-clerical sentiment sweeping across Europe.

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Report: Key unofficial bishop in Vatican-China deal detained

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press March 27, 2018

The AsiaNews agency said Mindong Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin and his chancellor were taken away Monday, at the start of Holy Week.

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Vatican doctors photo of Benedict’s praise for Francis

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press March 15, 2018

The manipulation changed the meaning of the letter.

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Vatican magazine: Nuns are often treated like servants by cardinals and bishops

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press March 1, 2018

“Behind all this is the unfortunate idea…that priests are everything in the church while sisters are nothing.”