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Pope Says Women Can Read at Mass, But Still Can't Be Priests
Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the altar, while reaffirming they cannot be priests
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Pope Francis Prays for Dead in Capitol Rioting, Appeals for Calm
Pope Francis says he’s praying for the dead in the U.S. Capitol rioting and has appealed for calm to prevail in the United States.
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Pope Francis ‘Astonished' by Mob Attack on US Capitol
Pope Francis has told a private Italian broadcaster that he was “astonished” by the mob attack at the U.S. Capitol.
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Pope Proclaims Year of Families, Offers Advice to Keep Peace
Pope Francis has proclaimed an upcoming year dedicated to the family.
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Pope Elevates 13 New Cardinals Then Puts Them in Their Place
Pope Francis has raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy during a formal ceremony marked from beginning to end by the coronavirus pandemic
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‘It's Crushing': Survivors React to McCarrick Abuse Report
Men who have made allegations of abuse by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick expressed shock, outrage and anger after an internal Vatican report revealed the scale of what was known about the clergyman’s behavior and what was ignored
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Pope Ends Public Audiences, Eyes Christmas as Coronavirus Surges
Pope Francis is halting his public general audiences and will limit participation at Christmas and other upcoming Masses amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Italy and the Vatican
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Pope Warmly Greets Redeemed Cardinal Pell After Abuse Trial
Pope Francis has met with Cardinal George Pell, warmly welcoming him for a private audience in the Apostolic Palace after the cardinal’s sex abuse conviction and acquittal in Australia
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Pope Wants Mafia to Stop Exploiting Virgin Mary Symbol
Pope Francis has given his blessing to a new Vatican think tank that is seeking to prevent the Mafia and organized crime groups from exploiting the image of the Virgin Mary for their own illicit ends
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What Happens When Pandemic Locks Down a Globe-Trotting Pope?
During the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis has been deprived of the crowds, foreign travel and visits to poor neighborhoods that have so defined his papacy
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Twins Joined at Head Separated at Vatican Pediatric Hospital
Doctors at the Vatican’s pediatric hospital said Tuesday they have successfully separated conjoined twins whose skulls were fused back-to-back, an exceedingly rare surgery for an equally rare congenital defect
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Pope Sends Strong Message to US Catholics After Floyd Death
Pope Francis called George Floyd by name, twice, and offered support to an American bishop who knelt in prayer during a Black Lives Matter protest.
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Houses of Worship Gain Audience by Going Online During Virus
From the Vatican, to the village church, to mosques and temples, shuttered places of worship are streaming religious services for a global audience during the pandemic
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Pope Goes on Roman Walkabout, Prays for End to Pandemic
Pope Francis has left the Vatican to make a surprise visit to two churches
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Pope Francis Streams Private Daily Mass, Calls for Prayer for Coronavirus Victims
Pope Francis live-streamed his private daily mass on Thursday and asked everyone to pray for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Vatican Closes St. Peter's Square
The Vatican closes St. Peter’s Square and Basilica to tourists due to the new coronavirus.
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Pope Sick a 2nd Day With Apparent Cold, Cancels Audiences
Pope Francis has canceled his official audiences after apparently coming down with a cold
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Pope Francis Stops Short of Allowing Married Men to Become Priests in Amazon
Pope Francis has stopped short of allowing the ordination of married men as priests in the Amazon, where there are severe shortages of clergy, calling instead for ordained ministers to come to the region and work alongside lay preachers.
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Pope Francis Transforms 19th Century Vatican Palace Into Homeless Shelter
The Palazzo Migliori, named after the family who donated it to the Roman Catholic Church, had served as the headquarters for an order of religious women, who vacated it last year. But the Calasanziane order that occupied the building for 70 years and used it to help and care for young single mothers has since relocated to another location. One…
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10 Years After Vatican Takeover, Legion in New Abuse Crisis
The administrator of the elite Catholic school in Cancun, Mexico, used to take the girls out of class and send them to the chapel, where the priest from the Legion of Christ religious order would sexually abuse them.