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September 15, 2023

‘I cannot resign,’ says Bishop Strickland amid speculation that Pope wants him out

September 15, 2023

An American bishop investigated by the Vatican following his criticism of Pope Francis has vowed to remain in office. Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, spoke after reports claimed it was likely that the Holy Father would request that he stands down. The Vatican’s Dicastery of Bishops has completed an apostolic visitation into his conduct

Vatican and China discuss resumption of grain exports from Russia and Ukraine

September 15, 2023

Pope Francis’s peace envoy has met government officials in China to discuss how to restart a deal to allow Ukraine and Russia to export grain. The meeting in Beijing between Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi and Li Hui, China’s Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs, took place even though the Holy See and the People’s Republic of

Senior bishop chastises France and Germany over inhospitality to boat migrants

September 15, 2023

A senior European bishop has criticised France and Germany for failing to provide “a fair solution” to the problem of migrants arriving in the European Union. Italian Bishop Mariano Crociata of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, the president of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), said the major powers of the bloc were not