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Vatican reaction to Barbarin's conviction
In the wake of the conviction of France's top catholic official Cardinal Philippe Barbarin for failing to report a paedophile priest, people in Vatican said on Thursday that the church should take responsibility.
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Victims' groups on Pope's summit on sexual abuse
Groups of survivors of clergy abuse said that a four-day summit hosted by Pope Francis on child sex abuse had failed to yield significant results despite some advances.
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Catholic newspaper editor on Pell sentencing
A Catholic newspaper editor on Wednesday said the conviction and sentencing of Cardinal George Pell for molesting two choirboys in an Australian cathedral was "devastating for the entire church community".
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Retired Pope Benedict on clergy sex abuse debate
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI says in a new document that protections built into the Vatican's legal protections worked in favour of clergy accused of sex abuse to the point of making a conviction "nearly impossible" in past decades.
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Catholics climb newly restored holy stairs at Vatican
Christian faithful got on their knees on Thursday to crawl up newly-unveiled marble steps, also known as Scala Sancta, at the Vatican.
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Arrivals for Vatican sex abuse summit
Catholic church leaders from around the globe began to arrive at the Vatican on Thursday for the first day of Pope Francis' abuse prevention summit.
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Vatican says news of Pell conviction is painful
A Vatican spokesman says the "painful" news of Cardinal George Pell's conviction for molesting choirboys in Australia has shocked many people, but adds that the prelate "has reiterated his innocence and has the right to defend himself"...
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Reax to pope's proposals to fight sex abuse
Archbishop Charles Scicluna said on Thursday that the 21 proposals to stem the clergy sex abuse around the world issued by Pope Francis "a road map" for future development of policy and law.
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Cardinals, bishops arrive for thir day of abuse summit
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Vatican says news of Pell conviction is painful
A Vatican spokesman says the "painful" news of Cardinal George Pell's conviction for molesting choirboys in Australia has shocked many people, but adds that the prelate "has reiterated his innocence and has the right to defend himself"...
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Spokesman on SSudan leaders' 2-day Vatican retreat
The Vatican has invited South Sudan's president and opposition leader for a two-day spiritual retreat meant to foster peace and build confidence in a fragile peace deal after the country's five-year civil war.
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Pope issues groundbreaking sex abuse law
Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking law on Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to church authorities.
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Anti-nuclear activists give pope 'Hiroshima Flame'
Pope Francis met with a group of peace activists on Wednesday, including Setsuko Thurlow, an atomic bomb survivor, who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons in 2017.
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UISG chief: sisters speaking out more on abuse
Religious sisters are stepping up efforts to educate nuns on how to counter sexual and other forms of abuse, a top official said Thursday.
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Swiss Guard recruits sworn in at Vatican ceremony
Twenty-three new Swiss Guard recruits were sworn in on Monday in a traditional ceremony in the San Damaso courtyard of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.
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Pope meets 400-strong train of children
Pope Francis on Saturday hosted nearly 400 children who arrived on the "Treno dei Bambini" - the children's train - an annual joint initiative by the Pontifical Council for Culture and Italy's National Train company.
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Cardinal: Vatican could offer Notre Dame support
President of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture, Cardinal Ravasi, on Tuesday announced the Vatican could offer to cooperate as technical consultant for the restoration of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Vatican: Pope prays for French catholics
Pope Francis is praying for French Catholics and the Parisian population "who were shocked by the terrible fire that burnt the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris."
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Pope meets teenaged Swedish climate activist
Sixteen-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg arrived at Pope Francis' weekly audience at the Vatican Wednesday as part a visit to Rome for a series of events to combat global warming.
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Tourists in St Peter's square saddened by fire
Tourists visiting Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Tuesday expressed sadness about the fire that destroyed much of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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'Last Supper' tapestry marks da Vinci anniversary
2019 marks 500 years since the passing of one of the world's truly great geniuses – Leonardo da Vinci.
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Security at St Peter's square ahead of Putin visit
Security around St. Peter's Basilica was tight on Thursday as Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Rome for his first visit to Italy in four years.
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Alleged abuse survivor to lodge new Vatican complaint
One of the half-dozen men who have accused the Vatican's ambassador to France of groping them is taking his complaint directly to the Vatican after claiming the Holy See had invoked diplomatic immunity in a French criminal probe.