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John Paul II Ignored Sex Abuse Allegations Against US Cardinal: Vatican
The Vatican admitted Tuesday that late pope John Paul II ignored advice against promoting US clergyman Theodore McCarrick to cardinal given rumours of sexual misconduct against him that were later substantiated.
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Pope To Visit A Changed Ireland Amid "Perfect Storm" Of Abuses Crises
When Pope John Paul II made the first visit by a pontiff to Ireland in 1979, contraception and divorce were still illegal and the Catholic Church's influence on a deeply conservative society was near-total.
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Pope Francis Likely To Visit India Next Year: Senior Catholic Priest
Pope Francis, Head of the Roman Catholic Church, is likely to visit India next year, a senior Catholic priest said in Kochi today.
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Pope Francis Says He Believes Ban On Female Priests Is Forever
Pope Francis said on Tuesday he believes the Roman Catholic Church's ban on women becoming priests is forever and will never be changed, in some of his most definitive remarks on the issue.
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Relic Of Pope John Paul II Stolen From Cologne Cathedral
A cloth with a drop of blood from former Pope John Paul II has been stolen from Cologne Cathedral, German police said on Sunday.
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Mother Teresa To Be Made Catholic Saint In September: Report
Mother Teresa, the Nobel laureate, who dedicated her life to helping the poorest of the poor, will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in September 2016, an Italian Catholic newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Pope Francis to Visit Rome Synagogue for First Time
Pope Francis will make his first pontifical visit to Rome's Great Synagogue next year, the Vatican and the city's Jewish community said in statements today.
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Pope Francis Says Church Needs More Decentralisation, Changes to Papacy
Pope Francis called today for "healthy decentralisation" of power in the Roman Catholic Church, including changes in the papacy and greater decision-making authority for local bishops.
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Cuba to Pardon 3,522 Prisoners Ahead of Pope Francis's Visit
Cuba said today it would pardon 3,522 prisoners within the next three days on the occasion of the Sept. 19-22 visit by Pope Francis, repeating similar actions it took ahead of visits by Pope Benedict in 2012 and Pope John Paul II in 1998.
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Pope Francis to Allow All Priests to Forgive Abortion During Holy Year
Pope Francis will give all priests discretion during the Roman Catholic Church's Holy Year to formally forgive women who have had abortions -- the Argentine pontiff's latest move towards a more open and inclusive church.
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Bolivian 'Communist Crucifix' Gift to Pope Francis Surprises Vatican
The Vatican acknowledged it was taken by surprise to discover that a wooden hammer and sickle sculpture with a figure of a crucified Christ gifted to the Pope in Bolivia was not commissioned by leftist president Evo Morales but designed by a priest killed in 1980.
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Pope Takes Message of Inclusion to Bolivia
Pope Francis greeted Bolivians with a message of inclusion Wednesday, a central theme of his three-nation tour to his home continent, as he arrived in South America's poorest nation.
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Pope Francis Expected to Draw More Than a Million at Ecuador Mass
Pope Francis, in South America on a three-nation tour, will perform mass in Ecuador today, with more than a million faithful - many of whom camped out overnight - expected to attend.
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In Ecuador, Indigenous Christians Not Sold on Pope John Paul II Visit
Thirty years ago, Gustavo Negrete took his wooden cross and joined other indigenous Ecuadorans to greet Pope John Paul II. But he has no interest in seeing Pope Francis on Sunday.
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignations of 2 US Bishops Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two US bishops accused of failing to respond appropriately to allegations of sex abuse against a priest in the diocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, the Vatican announced today.
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John Paul II Ignored Sex Abuse Allegations Against US Cardinal: Vatican
The Vatican admitted Tuesday that late pope John Paul II ignored advice against promoting US clergyman Theodore McCarrick to cardinal given rumours of sexual misconduct against him that were later substantiated.
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Pope To Visit A Changed Ireland Amid "Perfect Storm" Of Abuses Crises
When Pope John Paul II made the first visit by a pontiff to Ireland in 1979, contraception and divorce were still illegal and the Catholic Church's influence on a deeply conservative society was near-total.
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Pope Francis Likely To Visit India Next Year: Senior Catholic Priest
Pope Francis, Head of the Roman Catholic Church, is likely to visit India next year, a senior Catholic priest said in Kochi today.
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Pope Francis Says He Believes Ban On Female Priests Is Forever
Pope Francis said on Tuesday he believes the Roman Catholic Church's ban on women becoming priests is forever and will never be changed, in some of his most definitive remarks on the issue.
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Relic Of Pope John Paul II Stolen From Cologne Cathedral
A cloth with a drop of blood from former Pope John Paul II has been stolen from Cologne Cathedral, German police said on Sunday.
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Mother Teresa To Be Made Catholic Saint In September: Report
Mother Teresa, the Nobel laureate, who dedicated her life to helping the poorest of the poor, will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in September 2016, an Italian Catholic newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Pope Francis to Visit Rome Synagogue for First Time
Pope Francis will make his first pontifical visit to Rome's Great Synagogue next year, the Vatican and the city's Jewish community said in statements today.
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Pope Francis Says Church Needs More Decentralisation, Changes to Papacy
Pope Francis called today for "healthy decentralisation" of power in the Roman Catholic Church, including changes in the papacy and greater decision-making authority for local bishops.
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Cuba to Pardon 3,522 Prisoners Ahead of Pope Francis's Visit
Cuba said today it would pardon 3,522 prisoners within the next three days on the occasion of the Sept. 19-22 visit by Pope Francis, repeating similar actions it took ahead of visits by Pope Benedict in 2012 and Pope John Paul II in 1998.
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Pope Francis to Allow All Priests to Forgive Abortion During Holy Year
Pope Francis will give all priests discretion during the Roman Catholic Church's Holy Year to formally forgive women who have had abortions -- the Argentine pontiff's latest move towards a more open and inclusive church.
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Bolivian 'Communist Crucifix' Gift to Pope Francis Surprises Vatican
The Vatican acknowledged it was taken by surprise to discover that a wooden hammer and sickle sculpture with a figure of a crucified Christ gifted to the Pope in Bolivia was not commissioned by leftist president Evo Morales but designed by a priest killed in 1980.
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Pope Takes Message of Inclusion to Bolivia
Pope Francis greeted Bolivians with a message of inclusion Wednesday, a central theme of his three-nation tour to his home continent, as he arrived in South America's poorest nation.
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Pope Francis Expected to Draw More Than a Million at Ecuador Mass
Pope Francis, in South America on a three-nation tour, will perform mass in Ecuador today, with more than a million faithful - many of whom camped out overnight - expected to attend.
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In Ecuador, Indigenous Christians Not Sold on Pope John Paul II Visit
Thirty years ago, Gustavo Negrete took his wooden cross and joined other indigenous Ecuadorans to greet Pope John Paul II. But he has no interest in seeing Pope Francis on Sunday.
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignations of 2 US Bishops Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two US bishops accused of failing to respond appropriately to allegations of sex abuse against a priest in the diocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, the Vatican announced today.
