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Pope Francis washes feet in traditional Holy Thursday Easter ritual

Five days after his release from hospital, where he was admitted for bronchitis, Pope Francis went to a juvenile prison on Thursday to wash the feet of inmates in a traditional Easter ritual.

Italy

Pope Francis defends the "marginalised" at Palm Sunday mass

Pope Francis has presided over Palm Sunday Mass, a day after leaving hospital due to bronchitis.

Portugal

More than 4,800 cases of sexual abuse in Portugal's Catholic Church

An independent commission has reported that more than 4,800 children were abused within the Catholic Church in Portugal but warned that figure could be much higher.

South Sudan

Pope makes final bid for peace in South Sudan

Some 100,000 people attended mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan on the final day of the pontiff's visit to the war-ravaged country.

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'Forgive one another' Pope tells South Sudanese on last day of trip

Pope Francis made a final appeal for peace in South Sudan on Sunday as he celebrated Mass before tens of thousands of people to close out an unusual mission by Christian religious leaders to nudge forward the country’s recovery from civil war.

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Pope begins trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Pontiff's visit to the Congo and South Sudan aims to bring a message of peace to the two countries riven by poverty.

Spain

Spanish police raid home of suspect in church machete attacks

The attacks on two churches by a single assailant on Wednesday night have shaken the city near the southern tip of Spain across from a bay from Gibraltar.

Vatican

Benedict XVI buried in Vatican

Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI was laid to rest in a Vatican crypt after a service attended by 50,000 mourners.

Italy

Thousands mourn Benedict XVI at funeral led by Pope Francis

Thousands of people turned out to mourn the death of Benedict XVI at a funeral mass led by Pope Francis in the Vatican. The ceremony had been planned to be "roughly similar" to those held for pontiffs who've died while leading the church.

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Thousands mourn as funeral held for Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican

Police estimated that 100,000 people would attend Thursday's ceremonies, higher than an original estimate of 60,000.

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Preparations at Vatican for Benedict XVI's funeral

Logistic and Security preparations have begun at St Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI

Vatican

Benedict to have three coffin burial in funeral akin to reigning pope

It will be the first funeral of a pontiff who resigned in six centuries.

Italy

More than 65,000 pay their final respects to Pope Benedict XVI

The body of the retired pontiff will be displayed in an open casket for three days before his funeral on Thursday.

Vatican

Pope Francis leads tributes to former Pope Benedict, who died age 95

Benedict died on Saturday morning in the monastery in the Vatican gardens where he had retired.

Vatican

'Elegant demon': Pope warns Vatican workers over sense of superiority

The leader of the Catholic Church criticised Vatican bureaucrats, telling the Holy See faithful that they "could easily fall into the temptation" of acting holier than thou or feeling like they are better than the rest.

Vatican

Pope Francis signed resignation letter in 2013 in case of bad health

Francis, who turned 86 on Saturday and appears to be in good health except for a knee ailment, made the comment in an interview with a Spanish newspaper.

Italy

Over 600 sex abuse cases sent to Vatican, Italy's bishops reveal

A report presented by the Italian bishops’ conference at a packed conference in Rome's lavish Renaissance Pio Palace on Thursday identified 89 presumed victims and some 68 people accused.

Vatican

Vatican to investigate French cardinal who admitted abusing teenager

The prosecutor's office in Marseille opened a preliminary investigation for "aggravated sexual assault" against Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard on Tuesday.

Poland

Men acquitted over toppling statue of priest suspected of child abuse

The incident was a symbolic moment in Poland's reckoning with clerical abuse.

France

French cardinal confesses to sexually abusing teenage girl

The latest sex abuse revelations come just a year after a shocking report set out in detail the extent of criminal abuse in the Catholic Church in France since 1950.