The announcement marked a major turnaround for the Holy See and followed an outcry among victims and their advocates over the handling of the case of the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik.
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Pope Francis’ absolute power—and the problems it can cause—are on display in 2 Vatican trials
Two Vatican trials are coming to a head this week and both underscore Pope Francis’ power as an absolute monarch and the legal, financial and reputational problems that can arise when he wields it.
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‘Laudate Deum’: Pope Francis takes aim at U.S. emissions levels in new climate change document
In ‘Laudate Deum,’ Pope Francis takes square aim at the United States, noting that per-capita emissions in the U.S. are twice as high as China and seven times greater than the average in poor countries
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Survivors outraged by Pope Francis’ pick to head Vatican office that includes responsibility for sex abuse cases
The global advocacy group End Clergy Abuse is seeking to draw attention to the failure of Pope Francis to make good on years of pledges of “zero tolerance” for abuse.
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Pope Pius XII knew details about Nazi death camps, according to unearthed letter from German Jesuit
Newly discovered correspondence suggests that World War II-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied Poland.
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Pope Francis meets with new Russian ambassador as second Moscow mission planned for his Ukraine peace envoy
Pope Francis met with Russia’s new ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky as the Vatican’s Ukraine peace envoy prepares for another possible trip to Russia.
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Pope Francis says ‘Laudato Si 2.0’ will be released Oct. 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Pope Francis’ notable encyclical, “Laudato Si,” will be getting an update in the coming weeks “to address current problems” with the environment.
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10 years ago, Pope Francis shook up the church. Now he’s cementing his legacy.
Pope Francis is embarking this week on a five-day trip to Portugal for World Youth Day. The big Catholic rally is aimed at galvanizing the young generations in their faith.
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Vatican and Vietnam agree to open Holy See office in Hanoi as relations improve
Vietnam has formally agreed to let a Vatican representative live in the country and open an office. The Holy See announced the conclusion of an agreement during a visit to the Vatican by Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, who met with Pope Francis.
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Prosecutor seeks 7 years in jail for Cardinal Becciu in Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’
Unlike most defendants, Cardinal Becciu has attended nearly every hearing in the two-year trial and made several spontaneous declarations to the court.