Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.”
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Vatican diplomats seek to defuse outrage over Pope Francis’ Ukraine ‘white flag’ comments
The ruckus over the pope’s comments once again put the Vatican’s diplomatic corps in the position of having to smooth over Francis’ informal, off-the-cuff way of speaking.
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Woman allegedly abused by disgraced former Jesuit Marko Rupnik speaks out for first time
Gloria Branciani, one of the first women who accused Rev. Marko Rupnik of both sexual and spiritual abuse, demanded transparency from the Vatican in a press conference on Wednesday.
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Explainer: The Vatican’s problematic process to address clergy sex abuse cases
Five years after Pope Francis convened an unprecedented summit on sex abuse, the Catholic Church’s in-house legal system and pastoral response to victims has proven still incapable of dealing with the problem.
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The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know.
The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret. But a certain aura of myth and mystery has persisted — until now.
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Street artist of ‘Super Pope’ fame gets official Vatican stamp of approval
Mauro Pallotta, the Italian graffiti artist known as Maupal, has designed cartoon-like images of Pope Francis around the Vatican for a decade. On Thursday, he sat the podium at the Vatican news conference.
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Anti-death-penalty Catholic group makes urgent appeal to stop ‘barbarous’ Alabama execution
After failing to administer the lethal injection to Kenneth Eugene Smith in 2022, the state of Alabama is facing pushback from advocates affiliated with the Rome based Sant’Egidio on its decision to instead use nitrogen hypoxia, the first execution of its kind in the U.S.
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Verdicts are expected tomorrow in Vatican’s ‘trial of the century.’ Here’s what you need to know.
Verdicts are expected Saturday for a cardinal and nine other defendants in the most complicated financial trial in the Vatican’s modern history.
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Pope Francis punishes Cardinal Burke, revokes Vatican apartment and salary
Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican apartment and salary.
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Pope Francis’ unexpected friendship with a group of trans women
Pope Francis’ welcoming of transgender Catholics has transformed a community of trans women who have found hope through friendship with Francis.