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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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Vatican To Lose 100 Million Pounds In London Building Sale: Report
The Vatican stands to lose 100 million pounds in charity donations with the sale of a London luxury building at the centre of a financial scandal, a report said Monday.
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French Prime Minister Meets Pope As Abuse Scandal Rages
French Prime Minister Jean Castex met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday as the French Catholic Church battles a storm over clerical child sex abuse and the sanctity of confession.
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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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Pope Francis Changes Church Law Makes Reporting Sex Abuse Obligatory
Pope Francis on Thursday passed a measure to oblige those who know about sex abuse in the Catholic Church to report it to their superiors, following a global clerical pedophilia scandal.
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Church Should Acknowledge Male Authoritarianism, Abuse Of Women: Pope
Pope Francis, addressing sexual abuse scandals and calls for women priests, said on Tuesday that for its own good the Roman Catholic Church had to acknowledge its history of male authoritarianism and sexual abuse of women.
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Pope Francis Admits Priests, Bishops Sexually Abused Nuns
Pope Francis admitted Tuesday that Catholic priests and bishops had sexually abused nuns, the latest scandal to rock the church.
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Pope Francis Remains Silent On Claim That He Ignored Abuse
Pope Francis has declined to comment on a growing scandal after a former Vatican official claimed the pontiff ignored sexual abuse allegations against a senior clergyman and called on him to resign.
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Pope Francis "Begs For God's Forgiveness" For Church Sexual Abuse Scandal
Pope Francis in Ireland Sunday "begged for God's forgiveness" for the child sexual abuse scandal rocking the church but faced accusations by a former Vatican official that he had personally ignored allegations against senior clergy.
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation Of Three Chilean Bishops: Vatican
Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of three Chilean bishops following sex abuse scandals, including Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno, the city at the centre of the uproar, the Vatican said on Monday.
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Cardinal Bernard Law, Symbol Of Church's Sexual Abuse Crisis, Dies
Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston who became a symbol of the Roman Catholic Church's worldwide sexual abuse scandals, died on Wednesday, the Vatican said. He was 86.
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Journalists Acquitted, Spanish Prelate Guilty In Vatileaks
Two investigative journalists accused of publishing stolen papers which exposed scandal in the Vatican were acquitted Thursday, while a whistle-blowing Spanish prelate was sentenced to jail time in the Vatileaks trial.
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Australian Cardinal Won't Quit Over Catholic Abuse Scandal
Australian Cardinal George Pell said in an interview with Sky News he will not resign from his position as the Vatican's finance chief over the Catholic Church's responses to child sex abuse in his homeland.
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Vatileaks Scandal Broadens, Embroils Berlusconi Brothers
A Vatican leaks scandal that was already rich in claims of sex, scheming and spying has widened to embroil Silvio Berlusconi, former PM of the country, and add allegations of blackmail and computer hacking to the mix.
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Vatican Leaks Scandal Widens as Authors Investigated, Others Suspected
A leaks scandal rocking the papacy widened on Wednesday as the Vatican put two Italian journalists under investigation and said it suspected other Holy See officials had helped two arrested for stealing documents.
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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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Vatican To Lose 100 Million Pounds In London Building Sale: Report
The Vatican stands to lose 100 million pounds in charity donations with the sale of a London luxury building at the centre of a financial scandal, a report said Monday.
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French Prime Minister Meets Pope As Abuse Scandal Rages
French Prime Minister Jean Castex met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday as the French Catholic Church battles a storm over clerical child sex abuse and the sanctity of confession.
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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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Pope Francis Changes Church Law Makes Reporting Sex Abuse Obligatory
Pope Francis on Thursday passed a measure to oblige those who know about sex abuse in the Catholic Church to report it to their superiors, following a global clerical pedophilia scandal.
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Church Should Acknowledge Male Authoritarianism, Abuse Of Women: Pope
Pope Francis, addressing sexual abuse scandals and calls for women priests, said on Tuesday that for its own good the Roman Catholic Church had to acknowledge its history of male authoritarianism and sexual abuse of women.
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Pope Francis Admits Priests, Bishops Sexually Abused Nuns
Pope Francis admitted Tuesday that Catholic priests and bishops had sexually abused nuns, the latest scandal to rock the church.
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Pope Francis Remains Silent On Claim That He Ignored Abuse
Pope Francis has declined to comment on a growing scandal after a former Vatican official claimed the pontiff ignored sexual abuse allegations against a senior clergyman and called on him to resign.
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Pope Francis "Begs For God's Forgiveness" For Church Sexual Abuse Scandal
Pope Francis in Ireland Sunday "begged for God's forgiveness" for the child sexual abuse scandal rocking the church but faced accusations by a former Vatican official that he had personally ignored allegations against senior clergy.
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation Of Three Chilean Bishops: Vatican
Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of three Chilean bishops following sex abuse scandals, including Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno, the city at the centre of the uproar, the Vatican said on Monday.
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Cardinal Bernard Law, Symbol Of Church's Sexual Abuse Crisis, Dies
Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston who became a symbol of the Roman Catholic Church's worldwide sexual abuse scandals, died on Wednesday, the Vatican said. He was 86.
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Journalists Acquitted, Spanish Prelate Guilty In Vatileaks
Two investigative journalists accused of publishing stolen papers which exposed scandal in the Vatican were acquitted Thursday, while a whistle-blowing Spanish prelate was sentenced to jail time in the Vatileaks trial.
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Australian Cardinal Won't Quit Over Catholic Abuse Scandal
Australian Cardinal George Pell said in an interview with Sky News he will not resign from his position as the Vatican's finance chief over the Catholic Church's responses to child sex abuse in his homeland.
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Vatileaks Scandal Broadens, Embroils Berlusconi Brothers
A Vatican leaks scandal that was already rich in claims of sex, scheming and spying has widened to embroil Silvio Berlusconi, former PM of the country, and add allegations of blackmail and computer hacking to the mix.
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Vatican Leaks Scandal Widens as Authors Investigated, Others Suspected
A leaks scandal rocking the papacy widened on Wednesday as the Vatican put two Italian journalists under investigation and said it suspected other Holy See officials had helped two arrested for stealing documents.
