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pope francis on sunday asked for prayers for a meeting of the presidents of bishops’ conferences around the world, which is slated to take p...

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sunday, february 17 is septuagesima sunday, followed by sexagesima and quinquagesima sundays. sunday kicks off carnival season, which comes ...

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pope francis’ recent letter to venezuela’s nicolas maduro confirmed the holy see’s position on the venezuelan crisis, while demonstrating th...

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the holy see announced saturday the conviction of theodore mccarrick on charges of the sexual abuse of minors and adults - aggravated by the...

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people are making “great profits” by offering “magical solutions to every problem” , pope francis said at yesterday’s angelus ( full text , ...

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theodore mccarrick, the former archbishop of washington, dc, whom pope francis has dismissed from the clerical state as punishment for sexua...

Christopher R. Altieri

the vatican's removal from the priesthood of theodore mccarrick "is a clear signal that abuse will not be tolerated," the president of the u...

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pope francis and the congregation for the doctrine of the faith ordered this week the laicization of theodore mccarrick, a former cardinal a...

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bishop luigi ventura, apostolic nuncio to france since 2009 and a long-time vatican diplomat, is under investigation for alleged sexual assa...

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at least 10 incidents of vandalism and desecration of catholic churches have been reported in france since the beginning of february, accord...

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