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Pope Strips Critic US Cardinal Of Apartment, Salary For "Working Against Church"
Pope Francis has removed some of the Vatican privileges of conservative American Cardinal Raymond Burke, including a large subsidized apartment and his salary, a senior Vatican official said on Tuesday.
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In Rare Move, Pope Sacks US Bishop Who Was His Fierce Critic
Pope Francis on Saturday dismissed US bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent conservative who had repeatedly criticised his papacy, following concerns over the clergyman's leadership and governance.
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Pope Francis Dismisses Conservative US Bishop In Rare Move
Pope Francis has dismissed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, one of his fiercest critics among US Roman Catholic conservatives, a Vatican statement said on Saturday.
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Pope Francis Faces "Civil War" In Vatican After Predecessor Benedict Dies
From his reforms to his foreign relations, criticism of Pope Francis has intensified since the death of his predecessor Benedict XVI
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Vatican Official Defends Upcoming China Deal Against 'Drastic' Critics
The Vatican's most senior official after the pope has strongly defended an upcoming landmark deal between the Holy See and China from criticism by those who say it will be a sell-out to the communist government.
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Nuns, Overworked Often With No Money, Rebel In Vatican
Three nuns lashed out on Friday against the menial work they have to do for clergymen, often for no money, in a rare public criticism of the Catholic Church's male hierarchy.
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Concerned About Refugees, UN Experts Add To Censure Of Donald Trump Move
UN human rights experts warned that asylum seekers could face torture if not given safe harbor and the Vatican called for openness to other cultures on Wednesday, adding to a drumbeat of international criticism of US President Donald Trump's travel curbs.
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Critic Of Vatican Leaves Its Sexual Abuse Commission
A prominent British member of a papal advisory commission on sexual abuse by the clergy who has been outspokenly critical of the Vatican has left the group, the Vatican said today.
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Vatican Agrees First Treaty With State of Palestine, Solidifying Relationship
The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognises the State of Palestine, a move that gives legal weight to the Holy See's years-long recognition and that drew fast criticism from supporters of Israel.
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Vatican Urges Sex Abuse Critics Not to Stay 'Fossilised in Past'
The Vatican told critics of its sexual abuse record on Tuesday that it had developed model child protection policies over the last decade and that its accusers should not stay "fossilised in the past" when attitudes were different.
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Atlanta's Archbishop to sell $2.2 million mansion
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta, who has been criticized for lavish spending of church money, on Saturday said he has decided to sell the $2.2 million mansion he has been using as his official residence.
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Pope Francis says he is no Marxist
Pope Francis said he knew a lot of "good" Marxists but was no communist himself, following criticism of his diatribes against unfettered capitalism from conservative commentators in the United States.
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A pope who isn't criticized fails: Benedict XVI
The future Pope Benedict XVI once had some prescient words about what it's like to be pontiff: You're not doing your job unless you're being criticized.
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Vatican denies Pope Francis stayed silent during dictatorship
The Vatican on Friday strongly denied accusations by some critics in Argentina that Pope Francis stayed silent during systematic human rights abuses by the former military dictatorship.
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Vatican rejects Irish criticism over sex abuse
The Vatican on Saturday vigorously rejected claims it sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually abused children to police and accused the Irish Prime Minister of making an "unfounded" attack against the Holy See.
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Pope Strips Critic US Cardinal Of Apartment, Salary For "Working Against Church"
Pope Francis has removed some of the Vatican privileges of conservative American Cardinal Raymond Burke, including a large subsidized apartment and his salary, a senior Vatican official said on Tuesday.
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In Rare Move, Pope Sacks US Bishop Who Was His Fierce Critic
Pope Francis on Saturday dismissed US bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent conservative who had repeatedly criticised his papacy, following concerns over the clergyman's leadership and governance.
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Pope Francis Dismisses Conservative US Bishop In Rare Move
Pope Francis has dismissed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, one of his fiercest critics among US Roman Catholic conservatives, a Vatican statement said on Saturday.
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Pope Francis Faces "Civil War" In Vatican After Predecessor Benedict Dies
From his reforms to his foreign relations, criticism of Pope Francis has intensified since the death of his predecessor Benedict XVI
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Vatican Official Defends Upcoming China Deal Against 'Drastic' Critics
The Vatican's most senior official after the pope has strongly defended an upcoming landmark deal between the Holy See and China from criticism by those who say it will be a sell-out to the communist government.
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Nuns, Overworked Often With No Money, Rebel In Vatican
Three nuns lashed out on Friday against the menial work they have to do for clergymen, often for no money, in a rare public criticism of the Catholic Church's male hierarchy.
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Concerned About Refugees, UN Experts Add To Censure Of Donald Trump Move
UN human rights experts warned that asylum seekers could face torture if not given safe harbor and the Vatican called for openness to other cultures on Wednesday, adding to a drumbeat of international criticism of US President Donald Trump's travel curbs.
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Critic Of Vatican Leaves Its Sexual Abuse Commission
A prominent British member of a papal advisory commission on sexual abuse by the clergy who has been outspokenly critical of the Vatican has left the group, the Vatican said today.
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Vatican Agrees First Treaty With State of Palestine, Solidifying Relationship
The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognises the State of Palestine, a move that gives legal weight to the Holy See's years-long recognition and that drew fast criticism from supporters of Israel.
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Vatican Urges Sex Abuse Critics Not to Stay 'Fossilised in Past'
The Vatican told critics of its sexual abuse record on Tuesday that it had developed model child protection policies over the last decade and that its accusers should not stay "fossilised in the past" when attitudes were different.
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Atlanta's Archbishop to sell $2.2 million mansion
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta, who has been criticized for lavish spending of church money, on Saturday said he has decided to sell the $2.2 million mansion he has been using as his official residence.
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Pope Francis says he is no Marxist
Pope Francis said he knew a lot of "good" Marxists but was no communist himself, following criticism of his diatribes against unfettered capitalism from conservative commentators in the United States.
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A pope who isn't criticized fails: Benedict XVI
The future Pope Benedict XVI once had some prescient words about what it's like to be pontiff: You're not doing your job unless you're being criticized.
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Vatican denies Pope Francis stayed silent during dictatorship
The Vatican on Friday strongly denied accusations by some critics in Argentina that Pope Francis stayed silent during systematic human rights abuses by the former military dictatorship.
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Vatican rejects Irish criticism over sex abuse
The Vatican on Saturday vigorously rejected claims it sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually abused children to police and accused the Irish Prime Minister of making an "unfounded" attack against the Holy See.
