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Pope Francis Deems Death Penalty Unacceptable
On behalf of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced Thursday that the death penalty is "always" wrong, contrary to a previous…
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Pope Speeds Up, Simplifies Process for Marriage Annulments
NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis radically reformed the process for annulling marriages Tuesday, overhauling 300…
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Pope: Priests in Holy Year Can Absolve ‘Sin of Abortion’
FRANCES D’EMILIO, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is applying his vision of a merciful church to women…
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TV Depiction of Colombia’s Only Saint Angers Her Devotees
JACOBO GARCIA, Associated Pres BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — For weeks, billboards on buses and television spots have been announcing what…
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Pope’s ‘Homecoming’ Tour Moves from Ecuador to Bolivia
(Reuters) – Pope Francis showed his sense of humor during the last few hours of his trip to Ecuador on…
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Rick Santorum’s Ugly Pope Francis Bashing: Why the Catholic in the GOP Field Keeps Maligning Other Catholics
(Salon) – In 2012, long-ago Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum got attention as the only Catholic in the GOP presidential…
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Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop Who Didn’t Report Abuse
NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press MARGARET STAFFORD, Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pope Francis accepted the resignation Tuesday of…
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Notre Dame President Credited for Transforming School Dies
TOM COYNE, Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh transformed the University of Notre Dame into…
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Pope Francis is Poised to Change Catholicism Forever
ROME (Crux Now) — Because he’s such a beguiling media personality, Pope Francis says and does lots of things…
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Pope Orders Bishops to Cooperate with Sex Abuse Commission
(Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday ordered Roman Catholic bishops around the world to cooperate as a matter of…
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