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Pope refuses to be drawn into Listowel priest rant row

Vatican spokesperson declines to comment when contacted by the Irish Mirror

Irish Mirror

Pope says "deeply saddened" by deadly blast in Istanbul

Pope Francis on Tuesday sent his condolences to the families and friends of those who died in Sunday's explosion in Istanbul, saying he was "deeply saddened" by what happened, the Vatican said in a statement.

Reuters

Pope hosts lunch for Rome's poor and homeless

Pope Francis hosted a lunch for 1,300 poor and homeless people on Sunday, the day the Roman Catholic Church marks the World Day of the Poor.

Reuters

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Vatican opens preliminary abuse probe into French cardinal

The Vatican has decided to launch a preliminary sex abuse investigation into French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, after he admitted to having behaved in a “reprehensible way” with a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago

The Independent UK

Vatican to investigate French cardinal who abused 14-year-old girl

The Vatican will open an investigation into French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, who earlier this week admitted to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl decades ago.

Reuters

Vatican hit with $9.25 million claim by ousted auditor and deputy

The Vatican's first auditor general and his deputy, who were appointed in 2015 and fired two years later, are suing the Holy See for 9.3 million euros ($9.25 million) in damages, alleging they were sacked after discovering financial irregularities.

Reuters

Pope says women's rights fight is 'continuous struggle', condemns mutilation

Pope Francis said on Sunday the fight for women's rights was a "continuous struggle", and condemned male chauvinism as deadly for humanity and female genital mutilation as a crime that must be stopped.

Reuters

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Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop

Pope Francis says female genital mutilation is a “crime” that must stop

The Independent UK

Catholic conflicts on marriage continue, even decades after Vatican II

The past 60 years have been a period of change and reflection for many in the Catholic Church, initiated by the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s and continued by the current synod on synodality.

The Conversation

What is beatification? How the Catholic church determines the path to sainthood

On 5 November 2022, the Catholic Church will formally recognise Sister Maria Carola Cechin (1877-1925) as “Blessed”. The Italian-born nun spent two decades serving in Kenya.

The Conversation

Pope presses Muslim dialogue in first papal visit to Bahrain

Pope Francis is bringing his message of dialogue with the Muslim world to the kingdom of Bahrain

The Independent UK

Pope visits Bahrain for interfaith talks with rights in spotlight

Fiumicino (Italy) (AFP) - Pope Francis, leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, departed Thursday for the Gulf state of Bahrain to foster ties with Islam in a trip overshadowed by criticism of human rights abuses.

AFP

In Bahrain, pope's message may get caught in Shi'ite-Sunni Muslim divide

Pope Francis leaves on Thursday for Bahrain, a trip aimed at improving ties with the Islamic world but which could thrust him into a human rights conflict between the Sunni-led monarchy and its Shi'ite Muslim opposition.

Reuters

Bahrain's Shiites hope pope raises human rights during visit

Pope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week

The Independent UK

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Pope urged to talk of human rights, political prisoners, in Bahrain visit

Families of death row inmates in Bahrain appealed to Pope Francis on Monday to speak out against capital punishment and defend political prisoners during his trip to the Gulf state this week.

Reuters

Vatican's anti-child abuse panel to issue first full report in 2024

The Vatican panel due to produce annual reports on child abuse prevention within the Catholic Church will not deliver its first full review until 2024, its secretary said on Friday.

Irish Mirror

Irish clerics say Pope is 'absolutely right' that priests and nuns watch porn which is a 'social evil' in Ireland

Pope Francis warned seminarians at the Vatican in Rome on Monday that porn is a temptation which 'weakens the priestly heart'

Tribune News Service

New Vatican document hints at LGBTQ inclusion in Catholic Church

A new Vatican document mentioning the marginalization of LGBTQ people is being celebrated by an LGBTQ-inclusive U.S.Catholic group as “evidence that we are in a new moment of conversation about LGBTQ issues in the Catholic Church.”

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Bishop Christopher Saunders still in Broome despite Vatican decree to leave diocese

Bishop Christopher Saunders continues to live in church-owned properties in Broome despite the Pope's instruction that he leave the outback diocese.

The Guardian - UK

‘A vice so many have’: Pope admits nuns and priests not immune to porn

Francis urges use of social media to promote Christian message but says vice of pornography, even among clergy, allows devil to enter

Al Jazeera

Shireen Abu Akleh’s family meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

A Catholic mass has been held in memory of the Al Jazeera journalist, who was killed by Israeli forces in May.

France 24

France's Macron arrives in Vatican City, meets Pope Francis for the third time

French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Francis held nearly an hour of private talks on Monday, part of Macron's trip to Italy to attend an international conference.

The Independent UK

Pope, Macron meet at Vatican; Ukraine concerns loom large

Pope Francis has met at the Vatican with French President Emmanuel Macron

Reuters

As Macron meets Pope Francis, abuse victims urge swifter reparations

A group of victims of sexual abuse says the Catholic church is reacting too slowly to a report revealing assaults by French clergy on more than 200,000 children, and is urging President Emmanuel Macron to raise the issue directly with Pope Francis on Monday.

The Independent UK

Vatican and China extend their deal on bishop appointments

The Vatican and China have extended their oft-criticized deal on the appointment of bishops

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