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February 05, 2020

Vatican has ‘no information’ on Gänswein leave of absence report

February 05, 2020

After a German Catholic weekly reported that Archbishop Georg Gänswein was asked to take a leave of absence from his position as head of the papal household, the Vatican has said it cannot confirm the report, and the archbishop is still in his job. Die Tagespost reported on February 5 that the German archbishop had

Pope Francis met woman who grabbed him New Year’s Eve

February 05, 2020

Last month, Pope Francis met and shook hands with the woman at whom he lost his patience after being grabbed in St Peter’s Square on New Year's Eve

Pope dismisses founder of Miles Christi Institute from clerical state

February 05, 2020

Pope Francis has dismissed from the clerical state Argentine priest Roberto Juan Yannuzzi, founder and superior of the Miles Christi Institute

After London attack, archbishop urges people to say ‘no’ to violence

February 05, 2020

The terrorist attack in London in which three people were stabbed was “saddening and shocking”, the Archbishop of Southwark has said. Archbishop John Wilson lamented how “yet again” innocent bystanders had become victims of terrorist violence. One of those stabbed was a Catholic preschool teacher. In a statement issued shortly after Sudesh Amman was shot

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/02/20

February 05, 2020

All 10 Raphael tapestries depicting the lives of Ss Peter and Paul will be displayed in the Sistine Chapel for the first time since 1983. Pope Francis has dismissed from the clerical state the Argentine founder of the Miles Christi Institute. The Diocese of Buffalo has announced the closure of its seminary. Christians throughout Nigeria