Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies
Richard Williamson, an ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his ...
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Pope Francis’ autobiography: A sustained, loving look at the real
With the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy.
Italian priest excommunicated for saying Francis is ‘not the Pope’
A priest was excommunicated from a parish in Livorno in January last year for calling Pope Francis a “usurper” in a New Year’s Eve homily, which marked the first anniversary of the death of the pope’s ...
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Help purify, restore relationships, pope tells judges
"Your work in discerning whether or not a valid marriage exists is a service to 'salus animarum' (the salvation of souls), in ...
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Cardinal Christoph Schönborn: A Theologian at the Service of the Catholic Faith
COMMENTARY: The newly retired Church leader’s greatest contribution was his work as the principal drafter/editor of the ...
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‘Abuse, corruption, dark dealings’: Pope Benedict handed scandal documents to Francis
Francis became pope in 2013 after the shock resignation of Benedict XVI, a decision that meant the ... spheres of social and ecclesiastical life”. However, he rules out women becoming priests.
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Pope Francis’ Autobiography, ‘Hope,’ Arrives in Bookstores
The book, which was six years in the making, vividly recreates Francis’ childhood in Buenos Aires but offers few new insights into his papacy. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome “I ...
Pope Francis stumbles while walking into Jubilee audience at the Vatican as his walking stick snaps
Pope Francis tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling. The 88-year-old pope ...
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Can Pope Francis’ new autobiography survive ‘papal fatigue’?
Francis is also in a unique position, in that he follows two popes who had a more conservative view of what Vatican II represented. In Catholic theological terms, St. Pope John Paul II and Benedict ...
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The Pope’s memoir goes quiet on the most important scandal to hit the church
Hope is a book that combines an account of Pope Francis’ life with his musings on faith ... By the time Betgoglio was planning to retire, Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world in 2013 and ...
A Jewish appreciation of Pope Francis - opinion
"Pope Francis went on to say that his heart is close to all the people who inhabit the Holy Land, which includes Israelis and ...
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Pope Francis handed box of papers over ‘most difficult and painful’ Vatican scandals by Benedict
Following Benedict XVI’s departure in 2013 ... Over the 303-page volume, the pope reviews his life growing up in Buenos Aires, his career as a bishop in Argentina, and some of the decisions ...