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Cardinal Pell walks free after Australian court acquittal
The High Court ordered Pell's convictions be quashed and verdicts of acquittal be entered in their place, ending the most high profile case of alleged...
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Pope Francis sides with traditionalists on priest celibacy
Francis slammed the door on a progressive proposal offered by the region's bishops during a synod on the region in October.
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Pope, closing synod, decries plundering of the Amazon
In his sermon at a closing Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis criticised those who consider indigenous people 'backward and of little worth' instead of acknowledging what their cultures can teach others.
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Pope urged by Jews to take care over Pharisees talk
Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka, an old friend of the pope, said Francis would now know "how to present the Pharisees".
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Australian media challenge 'unprecedented' contempt charges over Pell reporting
Twenty-three journalists and 13 media companies face fines and prison terms for allegedly breaching a gag order not to report on last year's trial of Pell for child sex abuse.
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Vatican working on guidelines to report bishops in abuse cases
The document, still in its early stages, would be the second official pronouncement by Pope Francis on the global sexual abuse crisis since he presided at a summit of senior bishops at the Vatican in February.
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Pope rejects resignation of French cardinal in sex abuse cover-up
The pope's decision, which was confirmed by the Vatican, triggered sharp surprise from the chairman of the Bishops' Conference of France, who termed the situation 'unheard of'.
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Convicted French cardinal meets pope after saying he would resign
The Vatican’s daily list of papal audiences confirmed that the meeting took place but gave no details. It did not say if the pope had accepted any resignation.
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Pope says he will not change priest celibacy rules
Speaking to reporters aboard a plane returning from Panama, he restated that he was open to further study of the possibility of ordaining older married men in exceptional circumstances in remote areas with a severe shortage of priests.
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Prayer with the pope just a click away with new app
The new app, called Click to Pray, will inform the user what the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics is praying for, such as world peace or the population of a country hit by a natural disaster, so they can join him.
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Pope urges predator priests to turn themselves in
The pope has previously used the Christmas address to denounce cases of corruption and mismanagement in the Curia.
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Pope accepts US bishop's resignation over 'misconduct' with minor
The case is the latest in a litany of child sexual abuse scandals to have rocked the Roman Catholic Church and its 1.3 billion followers around the world.
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Panama prisoners build confession boxes for papal visit
The sound of nails being deftly hammered into wood mingles with music in the makeshift workshop of the overcrowded La Joya prison, northeast of Panama City.
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Vatican orders US bishops to delay sex abuse reforms
Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, said the Vatican's decision aimed to make sure that "our decisions can be informed by listening to our brother bishops from around the world."
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How to become a saint
With Pope Francis set to elevate to slain Salvador Archbishop Oscar Romero and free love naysayer Pope Paul VI to sainthood, this the process one follows to become a saint.
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Pope blames devil for Church divisions, scandals, seeks angel's help
The pope is so convinced that Satan is to blame for the sexual abuse crisis and deep divisions racking the Church that he has asked Catholics around the world to recite a special prayer.
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Catholic church in Australia rejects mandatory reporting of child abuse
Last year, Australia completed a five-year government-appointed inquiry into child sex abuse in churches and other institutions.
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Defenders rally around pope, fear conservatives escalating war
On his flight home from Ireland on Sunday, Francis told reporters he would “not say one word” about the accusations.
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Former top Vatican official says pope should resign over abuse crisis
Francis, speaking to reporters on the plane returning from a trip to Dublin, said dismissively that a statement containing the accusations “speaks for itself”.
