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Jul 14

Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery

By Nicole Winfield, Domenico Stinellis, Gianfranco Stara, Associated Press

Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove half his colon.

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Jun 01

Vatican law now criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority, and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.

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Nov 11

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News Wrap: Tropical Storm Eta heads for 2nd strike on Florida

In our news wrap Wednesday, Tropical Storm Eta headed toward a second strike at Florida -- this time, north of Tampa Bay. High winds and heavy rain lashed the coast as the storm neared, with conditions forcing a major bridge…

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Nov 10

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News Wrap: GOP’s Tillis holds onto North Carolina Senate seat

In our news wrap Tuesday, Republicans will retain a Senate seat in North Carolina that was closely contested. Incumbent Thom Tillis clinched reelection today when his Democratic opponent, Cal Cunningham, conceded. Also, Tulsa, Oklahoma, ran out of intensive care beds…

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Nov 10

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What a landmark report says about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

Even with all that has been known about the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandals, revelations about the role of Pope John Paul II in elevating a former archbishop accused of abuse caused shockwaves. A new report from the Vatican found…

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Nov 06

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News Wrap: U.S. sees over 120,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day

In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. wave of coronavirus infections is still building. More than 120,000 new cases were reported in the last day, pushing the national total past 9.6 million with more than 235,000 deaths. Also, remnants of…

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Oct 21

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How Pope Francis is ‘upending’ Catholic Church culture over same-sex unions

By William Brangham

In a new documentary, Pope Francis makes remarks that represent an increased level of support for same-sex unions and legal protections. The statements seem to be at odds with official teachings of the Catholic Church, whose doctrine still contends that…

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Jan 13

Vatican tamps down clamor over Benedict’s new celibacy book

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

The French daily Le Figaro late Sunday published excerpts of the book “From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic Church," co-authored with conservative Cardinal Robert Sarah.

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Nov 23

Pope denounces ‘evil’ of nukes as he fulfills Japan dream

By Nicole Winfield, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Pope Francis denounced the “evil” of nuclear weapons on Saturday as he began a three-day visit to Japan and fulfilled a dream to be a missionary in a land with a rich but bloody Christian past.

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Feb 09

Vatican ex-doctrine chief pens manifesto amid pope criticism

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

The Vatican’s former doctrine chief has penned a “manifesto of faith” to remind Catholics of basic tenets of belief amid what he says is “growing confusion” in the church today.

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