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Cardinal skips Vatican trial to boycott talk of rumoured liaison with woman
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A cardinal who is a defendant in a Vatican corruption trial stayed away...
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Pope confers lay ministries on women, formalising recognition of roles
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday for the first time conferred the lay Roman Catholic...
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Ex-Pope Benedict acknowledges faulty testimony in German abuse case
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Former Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged on Monday he had been at a 1980...
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Pope calls for world day of “prayer for peace” over Ukraine crisis
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday called for an international day of "prayer for peace" on...
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Vatican fraud trial to resume with boost for prosecution
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's landmark fraud and embezzlement trial resumes after a long break on...
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Conservatives defend ex pope after report but experts see legacy dented
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Conservatives on Friday defended former Pope Benedict against charges of mishandling sexual abuse...
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Vatican website gives space to group demanding female priesthood
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican has given space on its website to a Catholic group that...
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You caught me: Pope congratulates reporter who saw him at record shop
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has congratulated the reporter who caught him visiting old friends who...
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Germany’s Cardinal Marx apologises after Munich sex abuse report
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Archbishop of Munich, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, apologised on Thursday to the victims of historic sexual abuse...
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Ex-Pope Benedict accused of failing to act in Munich Church abuse report
(Repeats, adds dropped word in headline) By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) -Former Pope Benedict XVI failed to take action against...
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Benedict denies he knew about Legionaries of Christ abuse when cardinal
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Former Pope Benedict XVI denied that he was given information about child abuse in...
Read moreTwo close aides of Pope Francis test positive for COVID-19, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The second and third ranking Vatican officials under Pope Francis have tested positive for COVID-19, the...
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Spain’s Catholic dioceses to collect abuse allegations after talks with pope
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Catholic Church is to set up local commissions to hear complaints from victims of abuse after...
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Pope makes surprise visit to Rome record store, gets classical CD
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis, a lover of classical music, slipped out of the Vatican on Tuesday...
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‘Children should be playing’: Pope pleads for fight against child labour
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged governments to combat child labour, saying it was...
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Pope warns about dangers of ‘cancel culture’
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday warned against attempts to cancel culture, decrying "one-track thinking"...
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Pope backs COVID immunisation campaigns, warns of ideological misinformation
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday condemned "baseless" ideological misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, backing national...
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Pope decries Church conservatives encased in “suit of armour”
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis took an apparent dig at conservatives resisting change in the Roman...
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Violence against women insults God, pope says in New Year’s message
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis used his New Year's message on Saturday to issue a clarion call...
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Pope attends year-end service but does not preside as expected
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis ended the year by attending a vespers service on Friday where...
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