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Pope Francis Tries to Settle Accounts
For years now, Pope Francis’s governance of the Roman Catholic Church has been seemingly designed to drive the church’s conservative and liberal wings ever further apart. Thus the persistent question hanging over his pontificate: How will he hold ...
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Reports Say Pope Francis Is Evicting U.S. Cardinal From His Vatican Home
Word of the action against Cardinal Raymond Burke came after the prelate’s increasingly pointed critiques of the reform-minded pope.
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A Pop Star Filmed a Music Video in a Church. The Priest Was Punished.
The singer Sabrina Carpenter danced through Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Annunciation. The Diocese of Brooklyn said it was “appalled.”
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As Catholic Leaders Met, Fired Bishop Took His Message to the Street
The meeting opened with a call for unity, but clerics are navigating a contentious relationship between Pope Francis and conservative American Catholics.
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A Mayor’s Suicide Leaves an Alabama City Seeking Answers
The mayor fatally shot himself after a news site published a photo of him in makeup and said he had written erotic fiction and posts using names and photos of local residents, including a minor.
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Vatican Deems Bigger Church Role for Women ‘Urgent,’ but Postpones Major Issues
Progressives who once hoped that the synod would create momentum for things like reaching out to L.G.B.T.Q.+ Catholics said the meeting had failed to move the institution.
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Women Will Vote at a Vatican Meeting for the First Time
Some women participating in a conference on sensitive church issues said they feel heartened by the discussions taking place, though change may remain slow.
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Polish Bishop Resigns After Diocese Is Rocked by Sex Scandal
A priest in the bishop’s diocese was accused of holding a sex party in his church apartment that involved a male prostitute who lost consciousness.
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Two Illinois Parishes Live on Either Side of a Catholic Divide
When the Rev. John Trout heard that Pope Francis wanted feedback from parishes before a major Vatican gathering this month on the church’s future, he decided that his suburban Chicago congregation would go all in. St. Joseph Catholic Church hung ...
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Israeli Airstrike Hits Greek Orthodox Church Compound in Gaza City
An Israeli airstrike hit the grounds of the historic Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City, which was sheltering displaced people, on Thursday night, according to church officials and witnesses. The church compound, comprising a chapel ...