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Opinion | Is The Vatican Ready For A Black Pope?
Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely. Names like Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana or Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of South Africa have featured in papal speculation for yea
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Despite Doctor's Advice To Rest, Pope Francis Kept Working Right To The End
After spending more than five weeks in hospital for a bout of double pneumonia, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months' rest - but the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics kept working right to the end.
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Pope 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 blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies.
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Pope Francis Asks For Prayers For 'Very Sick' Former Pope Benedict
Former pope Benedict, 95, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is "very sick," his successor Pope Francis said on Wednesday.
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Pope Urges 'Fresh Start' for Roma, Sinti Communities
Pope Francis called for a fresh start on Monday for Roma and Sinti communities, telling traveller families from around the world they could break free of prejudice by not falling into crime.
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Cardinals head to conclave, Church beset by woes
Roman Catholic cardinals gather under the gaze of Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" on Tuesday to elect a new pope to tackle the daunting problems facing the 1.2-billion-member Church.
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Church of England wants women bishops, Vatican says no
In the United Kingdom, the Church of England is taking on the Vatican. A revolutionary change allowing women to become bishops. If their plans go through, England could have its first woman bishop in 2014. But could the move prompt an exodus of male clergy from the church similar to the one England saw in the 90s when women were first o...
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Future pope stalled paedophile case
The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good of the universal church," according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature.
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Opinion | Is The Vatican Ready For A Black Pope?
Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely. Names like Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana or Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of South Africa have featured in papal speculation for yea
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Despite Doctor's Advice To Rest, Pope Francis Kept Working Right To The End
After spending more than five weeks in hospital for a bout of double pneumonia, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months' rest - but the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics kept working right to the end.
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Pope 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 blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies.
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Pope Francis Asks For Prayers For 'Very Sick' Former Pope Benedict
Former pope Benedict, 95, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is "very sick," his successor Pope Francis said on Wednesday.
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Pope Urges 'Fresh Start' for Roma, Sinti Communities
Pope Francis called for a fresh start on Monday for Roma and Sinti communities, telling traveller families from around the world they could break free of prejudice by not falling into crime.
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Cardinals head to conclave, Church beset by woes
Roman Catholic cardinals gather under the gaze of Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" on Tuesday to elect a new pope to tackle the daunting problems facing the 1.2-billion-member Church.
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Church of England wants women bishops, Vatican says no
In the United Kingdom, the Church of England is taking on the Vatican. A revolutionary change allowing women to become bishops. If their plans go through, England could have its first woman bishop in 2014. But could the move prompt an exodus of male clergy from the church similar to the one England saw in the 90s when women were first o...
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Future pope stalled paedophile case
The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good of the universal church," according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature.
