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Italy Church’s limited sexual abuse investigation disappoints victims
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Catholic bishops said on Friday they would commission a report on clerical sexual...
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Italian protesters demand action on abuses in Catholic Church
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Anti-abuse activists on Friday demonstrated near the Vatican embassy to Italy to demand action...
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Pope ‘heartbroken’ by Texas school shooting, calls for gun control
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Wednesday said he was "heartbroken" by the shooting at a school in Texas that...
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Hong Kong Catholic cardinal criticises China deal after national security arrest
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cardinal Joseph Zen - in his first public remarks since he was arrested in...
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Spanish Catholic Church’s internal child abuse investigation of little use, prosecutor says
MADRID (Reuters) -An internal investigation by the Spanish Catholic Church into alleged child sexual abuse by members of the clergy...
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Bono and the pope harmonize on climate change, girls’ education
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - They didn't sing together but U2 frontman Bono and Pope Francis were in harmony...
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Italy’s Catholic Church at crossroads over sexual abuse investigation
By Angelo Amante and Philip Pullella SAVONA, Italy (Reuters) - Francesco Zanardi has spent the past 12 years documenting sexual...
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I need a shot of tequila for my knee pain, pope jokes
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - His doctors probably don't agree but Pope Francis thinks a shot of tequila just might help...
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Pope declares 10 new saints, including Dutch priest killed by Nazis
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday declared 10 people saints of the Roman Catholic Church,...
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Pope to visit Canada in July to apologise for residential schools
By Philip Pullella and Anna Mehler Paperny VATICAN CITY/TORONTO (Reuters) -Pope Francis will visit Canada July 24-30, the Vatican said...
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Vatican number two says giving Ukraine weapons legitimate, with conditions
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - The Vatican's number two said on Friday that supplying weapons to Ukraine to help...
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Hong Kong police bail Catholic cardinal arrested on national security charge
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics...
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Health problems will not stop Pope Francis, cardinal says
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is "not going to stop," despite recent health problems that have...
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Vietnamese photographer gives pope famous ‘Napalm Girl’ picture
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Award-winning photographer Nick Ut on Wednesday gave Pope Francis one of the 20th...
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‘Please don’t let them die’ wives of Azov fighters beg pope
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The wives of two of the last remaining Ukrainian fighters holed up in Mariupol's...
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Respect human rights, civil liberty, pope tells Sri Lanka leaders
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged authorities in Sri Lanka, which has been shaken by unrest over...
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Pope’s trip to Lebanon in June postponed for health reasons-sources
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis's planned trip to Lebanon next month has been postponed because the...
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Pope gave green light to secret deal to free kidnapped nun, court told
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis approved a secret million-euro operation to free a Colombian nun who was...
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Pope uses wheelchair in public for first time since knee pain flare-up
By Philip Pullella and Guglielmo Mangiapane VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis used a wheelchair in public on Thursday for the...
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Pope, Japan PM, discuss hopes for nuclear-free world
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis and the prime minister of Japan, the only country to be hit...
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