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Pope apologizes for ‘deplorable evil’ of Indigenous abuse in Canadian Catholic residential schools

Pope Francis has spoken of his "sorrow, indignation and shame" over the Catholic Church's role in the abuse of Canadian Indigenous children in residential...

Pope Francis: The pontiff’s ‘pilgrimage of penance’ to Canada

The Pope is making a historic visit to offer a formal apology on Canadian soil for the harms done by Catholic-run residential schools across...

Pope baptises twins after surgery to separate them

Italian news agencies report that previously conjoined twins have been baptised by Pope Francis in the Vatican City. Ervina and Prefina, whose skulls were fused...

Pope calls for end to ‘pandemic of poverty’ after virus

Pope Francis called on Saturday for a "more just and equitable society" in the post-coronavirus world, and for people to act to "end the...

Recovery from coronavirus must be just and equitable – Pope says

Pope Francis called on Sunday for an all-embracing vision of the world after the COVID-19 crisis, saying moving on without global solidarity or excluding...

Pope accepts resignation of French cardinal Barbarin amid sex abuse case

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a French cardinal who failed to report an alleged paedophile priest, the Catholic Church in Lyon said...

Pope admits clerical abuse of nuns including sexual slavery

Pope Francis has admitted that clerics have sexually abused nuns, and in one case they were kept as sex slaves. He said in that case...

Ex-pope’s shadow Vatican role in the spotlight

Ex-pope Benedict XVI seems to have broken his silence recently over key Catholic issues and his comments have raised serious questions within the Church...

Retired Pope warns against celibacy change

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has issued a defence of priestly celibacy in the Catholic Church as his successor considers easing a ban on married...

Pope says sorry for slapping devotee

Pope Francis apologised Wednesday for his widely-viewed slap of a woman who had grabbed his hand as he greeted Catholic faithful on New Year's...

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