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Vatican accused of 'meddling' in Italy's LGBT bill

The Vatican sent a letter to Rome formally opposing a proposed Italian bill expanding anti-discrimination protections to the LGBT community, according to media reports.

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Founding father of EU Schuman moves ahead on sainthood path

Robert Schuman, an architect of European integration, has moved ahead on the Catholic church's path toward possible sainthood, the Vatican said.

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Vatican to criminalise sexual abuse of adults by priests

The Catholic Church is changing its laws to explicitly criminalise sexual abuse of adults by priests, and to include laypeople who hold church office in sanctions for similar crimes.

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Vatican issues a street art stamp, ends up getting sued

The Vatican is home to some of the greatest artworks ever made, and it vigorously enforces its copyright. But now the tables have turned, and the Vatican stands accused of violating the intellectual property rights of a street artist.

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Pope calls for an end to 'hatred and vendetta' in the Middle East

During a special service in St Peter's Basilica Pope Francis denounced the violence taking place between Israelis and Palestinians, as well as the coup in Myanmar.

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Watch: Pope Francis delivers Palm Sunday Angelus

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the Holy Week before Easter.

Germany

Cologne church child abuse report finds officials guilty of neglect

A long-awaited report into abuse in the Catholic church in Cologne found hundreds of children have been sexually abused since 1975, with high-ranking officials neglecting their duties to report cases.

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Vatican rejects blessing of same-sex unions as God 'cannot bless sin'

The decree distinguished between the church’s welcoming and blessing of gay people, which it upheld, but not their unions since any such sacramental recognition could be confused with marriage.

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Pope Francis cancels three more appearances after sciatica flareup

The pope will not deliver Mass, nor evening prayer, on Sunday. A meeting with diplomatic corps on Monday has also been rescheduled.

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Former Vatican bank chief found guilty in embezzlement trial

Angelo Caloia's lawyer and son were also found guilty and handed prison sentences.

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Italian volunteers handout Christmas lunch boxes to the poor

In the Italian capital, dozens of refugees, poor and homeless people attended a charity event on Friday where they received lunch boxes and gifts from a Catholic community.

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Pope Francis calls for needy, vulnerable to get COVID-19 vaccine first

"Vaccines for everybody, especially for the most vulnerable and needy," who should be first in line, Francis said in his "Urbi and Orbi" message delivered indoors this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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Former papal palace offers shelter and hope to Rome's homeless

Life has not always been kind to these people, but now they can enjoy the comfort and the beauty of this 17th century noble palace.

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Vatican: Senior figures downplayed reports about ex-Cardinal McCarrick

A Vatican investigation into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports that he slept with seminarians.

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Ex-Vatican envoy faces sexual abuse charge in French court

The Vatican’s former ambassador to France went on trial Tuesday for alleged sexual misconduct.

Italy

Italian teenage computer whiz beatified by Catholic Church

Carlo Acutis who died of leukemia in 2006 was described as the "patron saint of the internet".

Italy

Pope Francis says COVID-19 has proved capitalism does not work

Francis said the grave loss of millions of jobs as a result of the virus as evidence of the need for politicians to listen to popular movements, unions and marginalised groups.

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Coronavirus: Pope Francis calls for debt relief and end to sanctions

Pope Francis called for international sanctions to be "relaxed" and for a "reduction, if not the forgiveness" of debt for poor countries during his Easter Sunday benediction.

Australia

Cardinal Pell is free, cleared of child sex abuse in Melbourne

The most senior Catholic to be found guilty of child sex abuse has had his conviction thrown out by Australia's top court.

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Pope voices support for coronavirus victims in livestream message

Small groups of Catholic faithful gathered at St. Peter's Square on Sunday to watch a livestream of Pope Francis delivering his Angelus blessing.