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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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Pope Francis apologizes for losing his temper with woman who yanked his arm
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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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What world leaders think of Donald Trump
In Depth Dalai Lama says US president suffers from ‘lack of moral principle’
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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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Pope Francis: Lionel Messi is great to watch, but he’s not God
Speed Read The Pontiff warns fans against comparing the Barcelona striker with God
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Can the Catholic Church find redemption?
Speed Read 100 senior bishops meet this week to address clerical sexual abuse, ‘the most serious crisis since the Reformation’
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Pope Francis makes unprecedented decision in defrocking Theodore McCarrick
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Two Cardinals demoted by Pope amid sex abuse scandals
Speed Read George Pell and Francisco Ossa removed from Pope Francis’s inner circle
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Vatican says Pope considering visit to North Korea
In Depth Accepting Kim Jong Un’s invitation would ‘legitimise’ oppressive regime, warn analysts
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The sneering contempt of Pope Francis
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Plot to oust Pope Francis exposes divisions within Catholic Church
Speed Read Archbishop breaks cover and calls for pontiff to resign as ideological battle lines are drawn
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Pope Francis 'won't say a word' about letter calling for his resignation
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