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Vatican Accepts Resignation Of Controversial Polish Bishop Amid Sex Party Scandal
A Polish bishop, whose diocese was reportedly the scene of a sex party organised by priests at which Polish media say a male prostitute collapsed after taking erectile dysfunction pills, has resigned, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
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Pope Francis Names New Financial Regulator Following Police Raid
Pope Francis, moving quickly to fill a top financial position left vacant by an ongoing scandal, on Wednesday named a senior official from the Bank of Italy to head the Vatican's financial regulator.
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US Man Beats Musician To Death, Accidentally Streams It On Facebook: Cops
Police found Jason Moody lying on the pavement on a freezing cold November night in Bangor, Maine. The red-bearded 40-year-old, a bassist known for performing with a metal band called Seize the Vatican, was unconscious and had blood pouring from his nose.
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Human Remains Found At Vatican Property Could Crack 1983 Mysteries
Human remains have been discovered at a Rome property owned by the Vatican, the Holy See said Tuesday, in a potential breakthrough for police investigating one of Italy's darkest mysteries.
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South African Who Flew Drone Near Vatican Expelled From Italy
A South African man has been ordered to leave Italy after flying his drone near the Vatican, Italian police said on Wednesday.
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Topless Woman Activist Tries To Snatch Jesus Statue From Vatican Crib
A topless activist from the feminist group Femen tried to snatch the statue of the baby Jesus from the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square on Monday but was stopped by police as she grabbed it.
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Vatican Treasurer To Face March Court Hearing In Australia Over Sexual Abuse Charges
Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell will face a court hearing in Australia next year to answer what police have described as "historical sexual offences", a magistrate said on Friday, the most senior Roman Catholic official to face such accusations.
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Top-Ranking Vatican Cardinal Charged With Sex Offenses In Australia
A cardinal in charge of the Vatican's finances has been charged with multiple sexual offenses by Australian police, in one of the most significant indictments against a top-ranking leader of the Catholic Church.
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Pope Aide George Pell Charged With Child Sex Abuse: Police
Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell was Thursday charged with multiple child sex offences in Australia, police said.
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Security Stepped Up In Italy, Vatican City After Berlin Truck Attack Suspect Killed
Security for the long Christmas weekend was heightened throughout Italy and at the Vatican on Saturday following the killing by police of the man believed to be responsible for the Berlin market truck attack.
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Machine Guns, No-Fly Zone Surround Pope's Opening Of Holy Year
Tens of thousands of faithful backed up for blocks at the Vatican today, undergoing the strictest security checks in living memory as Pope Francis began Holy Year with a call to set aside "fear and dread".
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Pope Readies for Africa, Riskiest Trip of His Papacy
Pope Francis heads to Africa this week for the riskiest trip of his papacy, defying danger with an open-topped popemobile and visits to a slum, refugee camp and mosque despite security fears following jihadist attacks.
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Action Against Priest Accused of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Kerala Church Awaits Directions From Vatican
Roman Catholic Church in Kerala is waiting for "directions" from the Vatican after taking initial action against a priest based on Canon law for allegedly raping a teenaged girl earlier this year.
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Suspected Al Qaeda Militants Arrested in Italy for Vatican Plot
Italian police today arrested 10 people and were looking for eight others suspected of belonging to an armed group linked to Al Qaeda who had plotted attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan and at least at one point the Vatican.
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Philippine Police Arrest 3 for Bomb Joke During Papal Mass
Philippine police arrested three people for cracking jokes about a bomb while on their way to attend Pope Francis's mass in Manila, an official said today.
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Vatican Accepts Resignation Of Controversial Polish Bishop Amid Sex Party Scandal
A Polish bishop, whose diocese was reportedly the scene of a sex party organised by priests at which Polish media say a male prostitute collapsed after taking erectile dysfunction pills, has resigned, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
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Pope Francis Names New Financial Regulator Following Police Raid
Pope Francis, moving quickly to fill a top financial position left vacant by an ongoing scandal, on Wednesday named a senior official from the Bank of Italy to head the Vatican's financial regulator.
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US Man Beats Musician To Death, Accidentally Streams It On Facebook: Cops
Police found Jason Moody lying on the pavement on a freezing cold November night in Bangor, Maine. The red-bearded 40-year-old, a bassist known for performing with a metal band called Seize the Vatican, was unconscious and had blood pouring from his nose.
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Human Remains Found At Vatican Property Could Crack 1983 Mysteries
Human remains have been discovered at a Rome property owned by the Vatican, the Holy See said Tuesday, in a potential breakthrough for police investigating one of Italy's darkest mysteries.
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South African Who Flew Drone Near Vatican Expelled From Italy
A South African man has been ordered to leave Italy after flying his drone near the Vatican, Italian police said on Wednesday.
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Topless Woman Activist Tries To Snatch Jesus Statue From Vatican Crib
A topless activist from the feminist group Femen tried to snatch the statue of the baby Jesus from the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square on Monday but was stopped by police as she grabbed it.
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Vatican Treasurer To Face March Court Hearing In Australia Over Sexual Abuse Charges
Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell will face a court hearing in Australia next year to answer what police have described as "historical sexual offences", a magistrate said on Friday, the most senior Roman Catholic official to face such accusations.
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Top-Ranking Vatican Cardinal Charged With Sex Offenses In Australia
A cardinal in charge of the Vatican's finances has been charged with multiple sexual offenses by Australian police, in one of the most significant indictments against a top-ranking leader of the Catholic Church.
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Pope Aide George Pell Charged With Child Sex Abuse: Police
Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell was Thursday charged with multiple child sex offences in Australia, police said.
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Security Stepped Up In Italy, Vatican City After Berlin Truck Attack Suspect Killed
Security for the long Christmas weekend was heightened throughout Italy and at the Vatican on Saturday following the killing by police of the man believed to be responsible for the Berlin market truck attack.
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Machine Guns, No-Fly Zone Surround Pope's Opening Of Holy Year
Tens of thousands of faithful backed up for blocks at the Vatican today, undergoing the strictest security checks in living memory as Pope Francis began Holy Year with a call to set aside "fear and dread".
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Pope Readies for Africa, Riskiest Trip of His Papacy
Pope Francis heads to Africa this week for the riskiest trip of his papacy, defying danger with an open-topped popemobile and visits to a slum, refugee camp and mosque despite security fears following jihadist attacks.
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Action Against Priest Accused of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl, Kerala Church Awaits Directions From Vatican
Roman Catholic Church in Kerala is waiting for "directions" from the Vatican after taking initial action against a priest based on Canon law for allegedly raping a teenaged girl earlier this year.
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Suspected Al Qaeda Militants Arrested in Italy for Vatican Plot
Italian police today arrested 10 people and were looking for eight others suspected of belonging to an armed group linked to Al Qaeda who had plotted attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan and at least at one point the Vatican.
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Philippine Police Arrest 3 for Bomb Joke During Papal Mass
Philippine police arrested three people for cracking jokes about a bomb while on their way to attend Pope Francis's mass in Manila, an official said today.
