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With Pope In Hospital, Vatican Breaks Century-Old Taboos To Discuss Health
John Thavis, a Vatican correspondent for three papacies, said the new transparency "fits with Francis' open style of communicating but is a departure from the Vatican's traditional reserve on the topic of papal health".
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Vatican Document Challenges Church to Change Attitude to Gays
In a dramatic shift in tone, a Vatican document said on Monday that homosexuals had "gifts and qualities to offer" and asked if Catholicism could accept gays and recognise positive aspects of same-sex couples.
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Historic canonisation of two popes brings joy and controversy
Two giants of Roman Catholicism in the 20th century will become saints on Sunday at an unprecedented twin canonisation that has aroused both joy and controversy in the 1.2 billion member Church.
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With Pope In Hospital, Vatican Breaks Century-Old Taboos To Discuss Health
John Thavis, a Vatican correspondent for three papacies, said the new transparency "fits with Francis' open style of communicating but is a departure from the Vatican's traditional reserve on the topic of papal health".
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Vatican Document Challenges Church to Change Attitude to Gays
In a dramatic shift in tone, a Vatican document said on Monday that homosexuals had "gifts and qualities to offer" and asked if Catholicism could accept gays and recognise positive aspects of same-sex couples.
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Historic canonisation of two popes brings joy and controversy
Two giants of Roman Catholicism in the 20th century will become saints on Sunday at an unprecedented twin canonisation that has aroused both joy and controversy in the 1.2 billion member Church.
