The Jesuits say a famous artist priest has been definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women.
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Cardinal shares hopes for Pope Francis’ visit to Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community
The young cardinal in charge of Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community says Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to a country with just 1,450 Catholics is evidence that his “heart burns with love for the universal church.”
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Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy is in Washington to discuss children kidnapped by Russia
Pope Francis’ peace envoy was traveling to Washington on Monday as part of the Holy See’s peace initiatives for Ukraine, hoping to support humanitarian operations especially concerning children, the Vatican said Monday.
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Jesuits expel prominent artist Marko Rupnik after allegations of abuse against adult women
Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order said Thursday it has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses against adult women.
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What happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious? Nothing.
The Vatican has governance norms when a pope resigns or dies, but none of those regulations apply to a sick, unconscious or hospitalized pope.
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Latest Vatican financial scandal involves former monastery that housed Jews during WWII
At least $17 million has been transferred from the Vatican’s U.S.-based missionary fundraising coffers into an impact investing vehicle run by a priest, the former head of the U.S. organization.
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Vatican tells the bishops of Catholic Twitter: be reflective, not reactive
The Vatican on Monday urged the Catholic faithful, and especially bishops, to be “reflective, not reactive” on social media, issuing guidelines to try to tame the toxicity on Catholic Twitter.
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Cardinal Cupich ‘disappointed’ Illinois AG did not forward new sex abuse cases to the archdiocese
In his first interview since the report was released Tuesday, Cardinal Cupich expressed surprise that the 125 new cases involved some priests he had never heard of.
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Pope Francis urges Italians to have more kids, not pets
Pope Francis joined Giorgia Meloni in encouraging young Italians to have more children, saying, “Let us not resign ourselves to sterile dullness and pessimism.”
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Fired charity managers accuse Vatican of ‘brutal power grab’ fueled by ‘colonialist’ attitude
The Vatican’s main charitable organization, Caritas Internationalis, is hoping to open a new chapter this week, but the recently ousted head is fighting back, claiming the Vatican engaged in a “brutal power grab” fueled by a “colonialist” attitude.