Christianity
Catholic Church in Spain faces major abuse investigation – El Pais newspaper
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's Catholic Church is to open an investigation into alleged sex abuse of hundreds of children by members...
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Vatican tightens screws on conservatives over traditional Latin Mass
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican on Saturday warned conservative Roman Catholics who have balked at Pope Francis'...
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Top African cardinal in Vatican abruptly offers resignation – sources
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinal Peter Turkson, seen by some as a candidate to become the first...
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Migrants help Pope Francis celebrate 85th birthday
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A group of migrants from refugee camps in Cyprus who are being resettled...
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‘Poor Haiti, one thing after another,’ pope says of deadly blast
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday asked for prayers for the victims of a fuel truck explosion that...
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Vatican corruption trial mired as judge orders new long adjournment
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A corruption trial related to the Vatican's purchase of a luxury building in...
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Vatican office apologises for hurting Catholic LGBTQ community
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Vatican department has apologised for "causing pain to the entire LGBTQ community"...
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Pope sends condolences over ‘immense tragedy’ of U.S. tornadoes
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has sent his condolences to the families of victims of tornadoes that killed dozens...
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Mexico’s Guadalupe pilgrimage draws huge crowd after one-year absence
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A throng of Catholic pilgrims estimated at more than 1.5 million people gathered at a basilica...
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Pope calls for ‘serious international dialogue’ to defuse Ukraine tensions
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in his first comments on the tensions between the West and...
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Pope decries ‘stone hearts’ of indifference to migrants’ pain
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis made a private pre-dawn visit to a Rome religious landmark on Wednesday...
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Pope says willing to go to Moscow to meet Orthodox Patriarch
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday he was willing to go to...
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Pope says he accepted French bishop resignation due to harm to reputation
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday that he had accepted the resignation...
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Pope ends Mediterranean trip defending refugee rights
By Karolina Tagaris and Philip Pullella ATHENS (Reuters) - Pope Francis heard from young people including children of migrants who...
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Pope calls migrant crisis ‘shipwreck of civilisation’
By Philip Pullella and Lefteris Papadimas LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) -Pope Francis condemned the exploitation of migrants for political purposes on...
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Orthodox priest shouts ‘Pope, you are a heretic’ at Francis in Athens
By Philip Pullella and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) -An elderly Greek Orthodox priest shouted "Pope, you are a heretic" as...
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Hoping Omicron won’t wreck Christmas, Bethlehem lights up tree
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Residents lit up a giant Christmas tree outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity on Saturday,...
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As pope prepares to visit Greece’s Lesbos, migrants hope for change
By Lefteris Papadimas LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - About two dozen asylum-seekers gathered for Mass in a small Roman Catholic church...
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Citing ancient Greeks, Pope Francis laments threats to democracy today
By Philip Pullella and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) -Pope Francis appealed on Saturday for a return to "good politics", saying...
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In Europe, Omicron ruins Christmas party plans
By Richard Lough and Iain Withers PARIS (Reuters) - Paris riverboat cruise company Seine-En-Bateau was braced for a bumper Christmas...
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