Catholic Church
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The Week Unwrapped: Cardinal charges, bee vaccines and mealtimes
podcast Why has China put a 90-year-old priest on trial? Will a new vaccine stem declining bee numbers? And why has New York embraced the early dinner?
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Pope Benedict ‘turned blind eye’ to child sexual abuse
feature Church-commissioned report says the former pontiff ‘perpetuated a culture of trivialising’ abuse of minors
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Pig-pleasuring bishop who fell for satanic author has clerical powers removed
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Sexual abuse and ‘cruel indifference’: the disgrace of the French Catholic Church
Speed Read Landmark report estimates around 330,000 children were abused by clergymen and officials between 1950 and 2020
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Demons ‘attacking people through text messages’
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Cardinal George Pell walks free after shocking convictions overturned
In Depth Former Vatican treasurer was serving a six-year sentence for child sex abuse
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Instant Opinion: Boris ‘playing hardball’ in Brussels
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 3 March
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Retired Pope Benedict warns against relaxing celibacy rules
Speed Read Benedict says he ‘cannot keep silent’ on the issue in new book
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Pontiff passion killer: why Italians have less sex when the Pope’s in town
Speed Read New study reveals drop in unintended pregnancies following papal visits
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Pope Francis lifts ‘pontifical secret’ rule in abuse cases
Speed Read Sex abuse cases will no longer be held in secret as Church wrestles with the issue
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Is the Vatican facing a cash crisis?
In Depth Sex scandals and poor management hit papal coffers, claims new book
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Instant Opinion: ‘Whose party is this anyway? That’s the question gripping Liberal Democrats’
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 16 September
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Catholic Church to consider ordaining married men
Speed Read Ending centuries of orthodoxy, radical plan aimed to address clergy shortage could lead to conservative backlash
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Five things the Vatican says about gender
In Depth Catholic Church disappoints liberal followers with new ‘Male and Female He Created Them’ treatise
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