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French Catholic Church announces new measures to deal with cases of paedophilia

Mired in scandal involving a cover-up of child sex abuse bishops announced that special groups would be set up to listen to the victims.

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How the Vatican has dealt with the scandals of sexual abuse

The Vatican is under scrutiny. It happens with the Roman Catholic Church and its hierarchy each time a paedophile scandal is brought into the open

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Pope Francis urges more compassion towards 'imperfect' Catholics in family life

New guidelines issued by the pope on family life call for the church to be less strict and more compassionate to those he describes as being in

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Pope Francis: the Lahore attack is "hideous"

The pontiff urges the authorities in Pakistan to do more to protect religious minorities

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Use weapons of love to combat violence, says Pope on Easter Sunday

Use the weapons of love to combat blind and brutal violence, that was Pope Francis’ message on Easter Sunday. Security was tight for the traditional

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Mexico: Donald Trump on fire

An effigy of US Republican candidate Donald Trump is burned in Mexico City as part of an Easter ritual. REUTERS/Henry Romero

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Pope Francis uses Easter homily to call for hope

The Pope has used an Easter vigil Mass in St Peter’s Basilica to urge people not to lose hope in a gloomy world. The Holy Week commemorating Jesus’

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Crucifixion in the Philippines

A group Catholics in the Philippines marked Good Friday (25 March) with re-enactments of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Devotees take part in such

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Pope Francis condemns 'unprecedented' terrorist violence in Good Friday speech

Pope Francis has used his Good Friday address to condemn Europe’s reaction to the migrant crisis, which he said had been blunted by our “indifferent

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Paedophilia cold case burns French clergy

A group of former scouts have broken the silence about the abuse they went through decades ago. They want the highest authorities of the French

Mexico

Pope ends trip to Mexico decrying the suffering of migrants

Pope Frances has ended his Mexico visit along the US border. There he prayed at a memorial for migrants who have perished trying to reach the United

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Pope courts Chiapas

Pope Francis travelled on Monday (February 15) to Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas state, part of Mexico’s poor, indigenous south, which has

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There can be 'no dialogue with the devil' says Pope Francis

Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in one of Mexico’s poorest and most dangerous cities: Ecatepec where murders, kidnappings and extortion are rife

Mexico

Pope Francis calls on Mexico's bishops to fight drugs and corruption

Tens of thousands have gathered in the central square in Mexico City for a papal mass. The Argentine-born Pope Francis continues to draw huge crowds

Mexico

Warm welcome for Pope Francis as he kicks off Mexico visit

Thousands have Mexicans have lined the streets to welcome Pope Francis, as he kicked off a five-day visit to the country. His trip will include a

Cuba

Catholic and Russian Orthodox leaders end 1000-year standoff

It is a meeting that may signal the beginning of the end of nearly 1000 years of bitter and often bloody rivalry between two branches of the

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Santa Muerte cult in Mexico

In Mexico, growing numbers of people are following Santa Muerte, the patron saint of death. This fact does not please the Vatican – Mexico is one of

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Catholic Saint Padre Pio's remains begin journey to the Vatican

The partially-reconstructed remains of Padre Pio have begun an overland journey to the Vatican at the request of the Pope. He died in 1968 and was

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"The Devil's Job": ex-Vatican Bank chief Tedeschi on finance and morality

Italian economist and banker Ettore Gotti Tedeschi was president of the Vatican’s Bank at a time of turmoil from 2009 to 2012. Amid a

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Pope Francis uses new book to call for more compassion within the Church

Pope Francis has called for Roman Catholic leaders to be “compassionate shepherds to a wounded humanity”. The message comes in the publication of a