The Holy See issued a hard-hitting statement yesterday saying that Fr Paul Lei Shiyin, a priest ordained bishop without papal approval, has no right to govern the Diocese of Leshan.
The long-awaited investigation into the handling of abuse allegations in the Irish Diocese of Cloyne may be published next week.
Vatican officials are considering an Italian woman’s claim that she was cured of cancer after praying to Pope Pius XII after the claim was rejected by her bishop.
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