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Outspoken Cuban priest cries foul as country marks Good Friday
Cuban Roman Catholics held public processions across the Communist-run country on Friday to mark Good Friday, but there was...
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Polish priest arrested, charged with sex crimes after alleged orgy
A Polish priest was arrested and charged with sex and drug crimes as well as failure to assist a...
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Former US Cardinal McCarrick ruled not competent to face Wisconsin sex abuse trial
A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday suspended a criminal case that alleged former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick fondled an...
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“Church cannot remain silent” amidst Gaza violence, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa says
The Church cannot turn a blind eye to the violence in Gaza said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch...
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First Catholic Auxiliary Bishop to Cyprus appointed by Pope [PHOTOS]
As of today, the Latin Catholic Church of Cyprus officially has its own Auxiliary Bishop.
This marks a significant...
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Senior Vatican official makes case for a married priesthood
The Roman Catholic Church should "seriously think" about allowing priests to marry, a senior Vatican official and advisor to...
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‘Indiscriminately striking’ civilians is war crime, pope says in major speech
Pope Francis, tackling conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine in his yearly address to diplomats, said on Monday...
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Vatican moves to calm bishops over same-sex blessings approval
The Vatican on Thursday moved to calm Catholic bishops in some countries who have reacted negatively to last month's...
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Nicaragua arrests two high-ranking Catholic priests with close ties to cardinal
Nicaraguan police detained on Thursday two senior Catholic priests who are close to the country's top church leader, a...
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Vatican approves blessings for same-sex couples in landmark ruling
The Vatican said on Monday in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic priests can administer...
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Pope wants to simplify papal funeral rites, be buried outside Vatican
Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the Vatican's pomp and privilege, has decided to vastly simplify the elaborate...
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Philippines names 2 members of pro-Islamic State group as bomb suspects
Philippine police on Wednesday named two men suspected of being involved in a deadly blast that killed four people...
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Pope cancels Saturday activities because of mild flu – Vatican
Pope Francis cancelled his morning audiences on Saturday because of mild flu, the Vatican said in a statement.
The 86-year-old...
