Catholicism

People wait in line to see the exhumed body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster.

drawing a crowd

Thousands flock to Missouri to see body of nun who died in 2019

Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Chicago Archdiocese.

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A Big Problem

Report finds nearly 2,000 kids abused by Catholic clergy in Illinois

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Francis Fights Back

Pope Francis updates sex abuse laws for Catholic Church

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Rest in Peace

Housekeeper's husband arrested in murder of Los Angeles Catholic bishop

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Ashes to Ashes

Cardinal George Pell, jailed then acquitted of sex abuse, dies at 81

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at a distance

Why isn't Biden attending Pope Benedict's funeral?

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RIP

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: December 31, 2022

Pope Francis and Pope Benedict greet each other in August 2022

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Prayers up

Pope Francis asks for prayers for 'very sick' Pope Benedict

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Fides et Ratio

Vatican defrocks anti-abortion priest for 'blasphemous' social media posts

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Real Talk

'Even priests and nuns' are tempted by digital porn, Pope Francis says

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Briefing

Pope Francis' big gamble on 'synodality,' explained

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Grayson Quay

The debate over the Catholicism 'trend'

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staying home

Pope cancels visit to Congo and South Sudan, citing health issues

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