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Apr 21

How Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it in other areas, such as abortion and celibacy for priests.

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Apr 04

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, defrocked due to sex abuse allegations, dies at age 94

By David Crary, Associated Press

Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died.

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Mar 15

Pope works on signature reform from hospital as he enters 5th week of pneumonia treatment

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

Working from the hospital, Pope Francis has approved a three-year implementation and evaluation process for his reform project that aims to make the church a more welcoming and responsive place.

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Feb 26

Pope Francis sits upright in an armchair as he is treated for double pneumonia, Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery

By Nicole Winfield, Trisha Thomas, Silvia Stellacci, Associated Press

The Vatican hopes to have information later Wednesday about the results of a CT scan taken Tuesday evening to check on the status of the complex lung infection.

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Feb 25

Pope’s health crisis sparks prayers from thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square

By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press

Thousands of people have gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic Church in new directions.

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Jan 08

Pope Francis names first woman to head major Vatican office

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office. He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the church's religious orders.

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Oct 06

Pope names 21 new cardinals, expanding pool of electors who will one day pick his successor

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect his successor.

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Sep 29

Wrapping up Belgium visit, Pope doubles down on his views and calls abortion doctors ‘hitmen’

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Francis revisited thorny topics of his trip to Belgium during his in-flight press conference coming home, praising Belgium’s late King Baudouin as a “saint” for having abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than sign legislation legalizing abortion.

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Sep 10

How East Timor’s turnout to see Pope Francis compares with other papal Masses

By Associated Press

An estimated 600,000 people packed a seaside park in East Timor for Pope Francis' Mass — a figure nearing half of the small Southeast Asian country's population.

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Aug 31

Catholic diocese sues federal agencies over green card backlog for foreign-born priests

By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press

For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden procedural change in how the government processes green cards for religious workers, which threatens the ability of thousands of them to continue to…

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