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Rare move comes after years of criticism from Strickland, a strong supporter of former US president Donald TrumpPope Francis has dismissed a bishop in Texas, Joseph Strickland, one of his fiercest critics among US Roman Catholic conservatives, the Vati…
Vatican did not say why Grzegorz Kaszak was resigning, but priest from his diocese faced criminal investigationThe pope has accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop whose diocese has been rocked by reports of a gay orgy involving a male sex worker i…
Pope Francis made his opinion known in one answer to five questions from five conservative cardinals from Asia, Europe, Africa, the United States and Latin America.
Event organisers say it’s ‘crunch time’ for pope as scandal and bigotry drive Church members to leaveThey make up more than half its membership, they have been denied a say for centuries in the way it is run: but, early next month, women will gather in…
Pontiff says rescuing those making Mediterranean crossings is a ‘duty of humanity’ on first visit by a pope to Marseille in 500 years Pope Francis has decried what he called the “fanaticism of indifference” as people risked their lives on dangerous jou…
Commission says it is ‘cracking down’ on smuggling networks as NGOs say more assistance is needed from Europe’s leaders. This live blog is closedThe Paris public prosecutor’s office said today that far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 24 others should st…
Ulma family including unborn child all beatified for their actions to help Jews during second world war The Vatican has beatified a Polish family of nine – a married couple and their small children – who were executed by the Nazis during the second wo…
ULAANBAATAR — Calling himself one of the “humble heirs” of ancient schools of wisdom and quoting the Buddha, Pope Francis on Sunday urged all religions to live in harmony and shun ideological fundamentalism that foments violence. Francis was speaking …
Francis’s comments acknowledge divisions in US Catholic church, which has been split between progressives and conservativesPope Francis has rebuked the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the US Catholic church, saying they have replaced faith with…
Javier Milei, a culture war populist and sex coach who won country’s open primary, rages at ‘communist’ pontiff as he sets his sights on becoming presidentIn one corner of the ring stands Javier Milei, 52, self-described former tantric sex coach, outsi…