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Pope Slams Treatment of Migrants as 2 Italians Become Saints
Pope Francis has denounced Europe’s treatment of migrants as “disgusting, sinful and criminal.”
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Pope Expands Ranks of Cardinals Who'll Likely Pick Successor
With a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis has expanded the ranks of churchmen now eligible to vote for his successor in case he dies or resigns.
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Pope Names 21 New Cardinals, From Asia, Africa, Elsewhere
Pope Francis has announced he will elevate 21 churchmen to the rank of cardinal in a ceremony at the Vatican in late August. Among those tapped by the pontiff to receive the prestigious red hat will be two prelates from India and one each based in Mongolia, Ghana, Nigeria, Singapore, East Timor, Paraguay and Brazil, in keeping with Francis’ determination...
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Pope on New Year: Pandemic Is Hard, But Focus on the Good
Pope Francis has used his New Year’s Day appearances to encourage people to focus on the good which unites them and to decry violence against women
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Pope's 3 Key Words for a Marriage: ‘Please, Thanks, Sorry'
Pope Francis is seeking to encourage married couples
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Bah! Humbug! Italy Bishop Tells Children Santa Doesn't Exist
A Roman Catholic diocese in Sicily has apologized to outraged parents after its bishop told a group of children that Santa Claus doesn’t exist
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Phil Saviano, Key Clergy Sex Abuse Whistleblower, Dies at 69
Phil Saviano, a clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States, has died. He was 69. Saviano’s story figured prominently in the 2015 Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” about The Boston Globe’s investigation that revealed how scores of priests molested children and got away with it...