Pope Francis visits Benedict XVI in the wake of ‘Lettergate’
March 28, 2018
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The meeting came a week after Pope Francis’s communications chief was forced to resign over the so-called Lettergate scandal
Pope Francis calls mother of assassinated Rio councilwoman
March 22, 2018
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The Pope spoke to the mother of Marielle Franco, whose murder has sparked mass protests in Brazil
Bishop and priests arrested in Brazil corruption case
March 21, 2018
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Bishop Jose Ronaldo and four priests were arrested for diverting donations and party funds worth about $600,000
Vatican to enter 10 new chapels in Venice architecture competition
March 20, 2018
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Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, who unveiled the plans, has frequently condemned modern churches as ugly and inhospitable to prayer
Pope tells three new bishops: avoid politicking and high society
March 20, 2018
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Bishops should ‘abandon the temptation to become princes,’ he said
Vatican admits blurring letter from Benedict XVI
March 14, 2018
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In the hidden passage, Benedict declined to write about Pope Francis’s theology
Nun involved in lawsuit with Katy Perry dies in court
March 12, 2018
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Sr Catherine Rose Holzman’s order is involved in a dispute over the sale of their convent
Large Polish shops shut as Sunday trading ban takes effect
March 12, 2018
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The ban, supported by trade unions and conservatives, gives many workers more time to spend with their families
Cardinal Lehmann, former German bishops’ conference head, dies aged 81
March 12, 2018
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The cardinal headed the German Church for 20 years
Pope to visit Baltic nations in September
March 9, 2018
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The Pope will visit Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as they celebrate their 100th anniversaries
Vatican hosts ‘hackathon’
March 8, 2018
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The ‘Vatican Hackathon’ involves computer programmers trying to find solutions to specific problems
Argentine Church will hand over certificates for baptisms performed at torture chamber
March 7, 2018
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The information could help determine what happened to children taken from political prisoners during the Dirty War