The only thing certain is that the most important ritual following the death of a pope—a conclave to elect a new one—does not apply.
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Pope Francis releases new apostolic letter on St. Francis de Sales, doctor of the church
The pope’s letter, titled “Totum Amoris Est” (“Everything Pertains to Love”), said that the saint has much to teach the church today.
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‘I saw Archbishop Romero on a stretcher’: Salvadoran cardinal looks back in new book
In a candid account of his five decades in the Salvadoran church, the country’s first cardinal tells of calumnies against El Salvador’s St. Oscar Romero, but also of slights against him by other prelates.
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Ukrainian archbishop urges people to celebrate Christmas even amid war
In his Christmas message, he offered special greetings to “our soldiers at the front,” to civilians and soldiers who have been wounded and to all those mourning the loss of loved ones.
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Italian lawmakers seek inquiry into ‘Vatican Girl,’ the Holy See’s 40-year missing person mystery
Parliamentary inquests have been used in the past to dig deeply into unresolved Mafia crimes and terrorist attacks, and can be activated to conduct investigations “on matters of public interest,” according to the Italian Constitution.
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Vatican investigator says abuse allegations against Jesuit Marko Rupnik are true
Bishop Daniele Libanori also said the claims of the women about the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik were true and that they had “seen their lives ruined by the evil suffered and by the complicit silence” of the church.
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Jesuits ask victims to come forward in abuse case of Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik
The Jesuits asked for new evidence against the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik, and offered a timeline about his case in an effort to tamp down the scandal.
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Pope Francis reveals he signed resignation letter in case of medical impairment
Pope Francis said he wrote a resignation letter in 2013, his first year in office, to be used in case he became physically or mentally impaired and unable to fulfill the duties of the papacy.
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Vatican defrocks Father Frank Pavone for blasphemous posts, disobedience
Frank Pavone, the head of Priests for Life, has been laicized by the Vatican for his social media posts and disobedience to his bishop.
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Russia says Vatican apologized for Pope Francis’ remarks about ‘cruel’ minority fighters in America magazine interview
The Vatican has had diplomatic contact with Russia regarding comments Pope Francis made about Russian minorities being responsible for the worst acts of cruelty in the country’s war on Ukraine.