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Pope Francis Used Vulgar Italian Word To Refer To LGBT People: Report
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday.
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Italian Priest Holds Mass In The Sea With Inflatable Altar, Criticised
An Italian Catholic priest apologised Wednesday after being criticised for celebrating mass in the sea using an inflatable mattress as an altar.
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Vatican Jails Priest For Possessing Child Pornography
A Vatican court on Saturday jailed for five years an Italian priest who worked as a diplomat for the Holy See's Washington embassy, for possessing and sharing child pornography.
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Italian Priest Blames Earthquakes On Gay Unions
An Italian priest has said the recent earthquakes that have shaken the country, killing hundreds and leaving tens of thousands homeless, were "divine punishment" for gay civil unions, earning the Vatican's wrath.
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Islamic State Claims Attack on Italian Priest in Bangladesh
The Islamic State group on Thursday claimed responsibility for shooting and wounding an Italian priest in Bangladesh this week, the latest in a spate of recent attacks on foreigners claimed by the jihadist network.
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ISIS Group Claims Attack on Italian Priest in Bangladesh: Reports
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for shooting and wounding an Italian priest in Bangladesh this week, according to a notice released today by the SITE Intelligence Group.
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Italian Priest Wounded in Latest Attack on Foreigner in Bangladesh
Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded an Italian priest in northern Bangladesh today, just weeks after two foreigners were killed in similar attacks blamed on hardline Islamists, police said.
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Pope Francis 'Determined' to Press on with Reforms Despite Leaks Scandal
Pope Francis is determined to forge ahead with his reform of the Catholic Church despite an embarrassing leak scandal which risks undermining his clean-up bid, according to the pontiff's chief of staff.
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Police Identify Kidnappers of Italian in Philippines
Police said today they have identified a local criminal gang as behind the abduction of an an Italian restaurant owner and retired priest in the strife-torn southern Philippines.
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Kidnapping of Italian Priest Raises Philippine Militant Alarm
Gunmen seized a retired Italian priest in the strife-torn southern Philippines, authorities said Today, the latest abduction blamed on an infamous Islamic militant group that specialises in kidnappings-for-ransom.
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Gunmen Seize Italian Restaurant Owner in Philippines
Gunmen have seized an Italian restaurant owner and former priest in the southern Philippines, authorities said today, expressing fears he was taken to the island lair of the extremist Abu Sayyaf group.
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Dancing Priests Become Internet Sensation
A video of a pair of dueling, dancing American priests studying in Rome has gone viral, following in the footsteps of a now-famous Italian nun whose Alicia Keys-esque voice won her a singing contest and a record contract.
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Pope Says About Two Percent of Priests Are Paedophiles: Paper
About two percent of Roman Catholic clerics are sexual abusers, an Italian newspaper on Sunday quoted Pope Francis as saying, adding that the pontiff considered the crime "a leprosy in our house".
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Police Dressed as Priests Catch Erotic-Tape Blackmailers
Italian police dressed as priests have ensnared two would-be blackmailers who were threatening to publish wiretaps of an erotic conversation with a clergyman, local media said on Sunday.
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Italian Victims of Priest Sex Abuse Appeal to Pope
Italian victims of priestly sex abuse appealed directly to Pope Francis for justice on Friday, calling for a commission of inquiry into the problem in the Vatican's backyard.
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Pope Francis Used Vulgar Italian Word To Refer To LGBT People: Report
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday.
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Italian Priest Holds Mass In The Sea With Inflatable Altar, Criticised
An Italian Catholic priest apologised Wednesday after being criticised for celebrating mass in the sea using an inflatable mattress as an altar.
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Vatican Jails Priest For Possessing Child Pornography
A Vatican court on Saturday jailed for five years an Italian priest who worked as a diplomat for the Holy See's Washington embassy, for possessing and sharing child pornography.
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Italian Priest Blames Earthquakes On Gay Unions
An Italian priest has said the recent earthquakes that have shaken the country, killing hundreds and leaving tens of thousands homeless, were "divine punishment" for gay civil unions, earning the Vatican's wrath.
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Islamic State Claims Attack on Italian Priest in Bangladesh
The Islamic State group on Thursday claimed responsibility for shooting and wounding an Italian priest in Bangladesh this week, the latest in a spate of recent attacks on foreigners claimed by the jihadist network.
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ISIS Group Claims Attack on Italian Priest in Bangladesh: Reports
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for shooting and wounding an Italian priest in Bangladesh this week, according to a notice released today by the SITE Intelligence Group.
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Italian Priest Wounded in Latest Attack on Foreigner in Bangladesh
Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded an Italian priest in northern Bangladesh today, just weeks after two foreigners were killed in similar attacks blamed on hardline Islamists, police said.
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Pope Francis 'Determined' to Press on with Reforms Despite Leaks Scandal
Pope Francis is determined to forge ahead with his reform of the Catholic Church despite an embarrassing leak scandal which risks undermining his clean-up bid, according to the pontiff's chief of staff.
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Police Identify Kidnappers of Italian in Philippines
Police said today they have identified a local criminal gang as behind the abduction of an an Italian restaurant owner and retired priest in the strife-torn southern Philippines.
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Kidnapping of Italian Priest Raises Philippine Militant Alarm
Gunmen seized a retired Italian priest in the strife-torn southern Philippines, authorities said Today, the latest abduction blamed on an infamous Islamic militant group that specialises in kidnappings-for-ransom.
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Gunmen Seize Italian Restaurant Owner in Philippines
Gunmen have seized an Italian restaurant owner and former priest in the southern Philippines, authorities said today, expressing fears he was taken to the island lair of the extremist Abu Sayyaf group.
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Dancing Priests Become Internet Sensation
A video of a pair of dueling, dancing American priests studying in Rome has gone viral, following in the footsteps of a now-famous Italian nun whose Alicia Keys-esque voice won her a singing contest and a record contract.
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Pope Says About Two Percent of Priests Are Paedophiles: Paper
About two percent of Roman Catholic clerics are sexual abusers, an Italian newspaper on Sunday quoted Pope Francis as saying, adding that the pontiff considered the crime "a leprosy in our house".
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Police Dressed as Priests Catch Erotic-Tape Blackmailers
Italian police dressed as priests have ensnared two would-be blackmailers who were threatening to publish wiretaps of an erotic conversation with a clergyman, local media said on Sunday.
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Italian Victims of Priest Sex Abuse Appeal to Pope
Italian victims of priestly sex abuse appealed directly to Pope Francis for justice on Friday, calling for a commission of inquiry into the problem in the Vatican's backyard.
