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Vatican cardinal says he was sidelined in crackdown of U.S. nuns
The head of the Vatican department that oversees men’s and women’s religious orders says he was left in the dark about the Vatican investigation that led to the makeover of the largest umbrella group for American nuns.
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Former Pope Benedict XVI to return to the Vatican on Thursday
(Left) Pope Benedict photo by Gregory A. Shemitz, (right) Pope Francis photo by Andrea Sabbadini. This image available for Web publication. For questions, contact Sally Morrow.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) More than two months after his...
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Catholics try their hand at old-fashioned evangelism
SHREWSBURY, Mo. (RNS) On a recent rainy Saturday, about 125 Catholics packed a basement conference room, many of them older, most of them lay people. Many were representing their parishes.
They gathered here to learn how to spr...
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Pope Francis redirects employee bonuses to charity
Vatican employees won't receive the special bonus they are traditionally awarded when a new pope is elected, the Vatican confirmed on Thursday (April 18), under orders from Pope Francis to give extra money to charity instead.
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Pope Francis orders overhaul of U.S. nuns to continue
Nearly a year after the Vatican announced a makeover of the largest umbrella group for American nuns, Pope Francis has directed that the overhaul of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious continue.
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Pope Francis: Church must act decisively on sex abuse
Pope Francis has called for strong, specific worldwide measures for the Roman Catholic Church to act “with determination” against the clergy sex abuse scandal that has rocked the church for more than a decade.
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Pope Francis opts for Vatican guesthouse instead of papal apartment
Shunning the spacious papal apartment used by his predecessors, Pope Francis has chosen to continue living in the Vatican guesthouse where he has been staying since the beginning of the conclave.
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Muslim convert quits Catholic Church, says it’s too weak against Islam
A high-profile Italian Muslim who converted to Catholicism and was baptized by Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday (March 25) that he will leave the church to protest its soft stance against Islam.
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When the new pope meets the old pope: Awkward?
Now that the cardinals have elected and installed their new boss, Pope Francis can get to work being the Roman Catholic pontiff, with his next order of business doing something no other pope has done in centuries: meet the guy ...
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Bergoglio: A pope of paradox for a church in transition
A hierarchy looking to make a clear statement about where the troubled church is headed chose on Wednesday (March 13) the first member of the influential Jesuit order to be the next pope.