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For First Time, Pope Francis Names Women To Committee On Selecting Bishops
Pope Francis has named three women, two nuns and a laywoman, to a previously all-male committee that advises him in selecting the world's bishop's, the Vatican said.
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I Did Not Have Sex With That Priest, Vatican Leaks Trial Told
An alleged night of sex at the centre of a controversial Vatican leaks trial never took place, accused former PR consultant Francesca Chaouqui told a Holy See court on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis Tells Vatican Government 'Reform Will Move Forward With Determination'
Pope Francis said today that reform of the Curia, the Church's governing body, would "move forward with determination, clarity and firm resolve", during his annual address to cardinals, bishops and priests running the Holy See.
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Pope Francis to Host Iran President Hassan Rouhani at Vatican
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Pope Francis on November 14, the Vatican announced today in the latest sign of relatively warm relations between the Holy See and the Islamic Republic.
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Raul Castro to Thank Pope Francis For Mediating US-Cuba Rapprochement
Cuban President Raul Castro will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican today to thank the pontiff for his role in brokering the rapprochement between Havana and Washington.
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Vatican Condemns Leaking of Documents Showing Power Struggle
The Vatican on Friday condemned the leaking of documents that according to a media report show a power struggle in the Holy See over economic reforms and excessive expenses by the cardinal charged with carrying them out.
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Vatican Defrocks ex-Ambassador in Sex Abuse Case
The Vatican has defrocked its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic for sexually abusing boys. It's the first time a top papal envoy has been convicted of the crime and signals that Pope Francis is serious about imposing "zero tolerance" for abuse, regardless of rank.
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Vatican rejects claims of covering up sex abuse
The Vatican on Saturday vigorously rejected accusations it had sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually abused children to police and charged that the Irish prime minister had made an "unfounded" attack against the Holy See.
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For First Time, Pope Francis Names Women To Committee On Selecting Bishops
Pope Francis has named three women, two nuns and a laywoman, to a previously all-male committee that advises him in selecting the world's bishop's, the Vatican said.
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I Did Not Have Sex With That Priest, Vatican Leaks Trial Told
An alleged night of sex at the centre of a controversial Vatican leaks trial never took place, accused former PR consultant Francesca Chaouqui told a Holy See court on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis Tells Vatican Government 'Reform Will Move Forward With Determination'
Pope Francis said today that reform of the Curia, the Church's governing body, would "move forward with determination, clarity and firm resolve", during his annual address to cardinals, bishops and priests running the Holy See.
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Pope Francis to Host Iran President Hassan Rouhani at Vatican
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Pope Francis on November 14, the Vatican announced today in the latest sign of relatively warm relations between the Holy See and the Islamic Republic.
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Raul Castro to Thank Pope Francis For Mediating US-Cuba Rapprochement
Cuban President Raul Castro will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican today to thank the pontiff for his role in brokering the rapprochement between Havana and Washington.
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Vatican Condemns Leaking of Documents Showing Power Struggle
The Vatican on Friday condemned the leaking of documents that according to a media report show a power struggle in the Holy See over economic reforms and excessive expenses by the cardinal charged with carrying them out.
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Vatican Defrocks ex-Ambassador in Sex Abuse Case
The Vatican has defrocked its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic for sexually abusing boys. It's the first time a top papal envoy has been convicted of the crime and signals that Pope Francis is serious about imposing "zero tolerance" for abuse, regardless of rank.
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Vatican rejects claims of covering up sex abuse
The Vatican on Saturday vigorously rejected accusations it had sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually abused children to police and charged that the Irish prime minister had made an "unfounded" attack against the Holy See.
