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Pope stresses Order of Malta's sovereignty as Grand Master's resignation is confirmed

The order has accepted Fra' Matthew Festing's resignation

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The Knights have had painful clashes with the Vatican before. They can survive this too

The difficulties of the 1950s, recorded in a celebrated novel, have many parallels to today

Pope Francis revokes all of Grand Master’s actions since December 6

Cardinal Pietro Parolin told the Order of Malta's council that all decisions taken in recent weeks are 'null and void'

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'She never missed a chance to do something good': Polish missionary is killed in Bolivia

Fellow volunteers describe Helena Kmieć as a 'model of joyful, humble, boundless service'

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Vatican advisers clash on Pope’s abuse reforms

two members of pope francis’s commission on child protection have clashed over the effectiveness of recent reforms. the psychiatrist barones...