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Here’s what the defrocking of Vangheluwe suggests about the Rupnik scandal

March 22, 2024 Christopher R. Altieri 37

Thursday’s news about the defrocking of Roger Vangheluwe has given us an answer to a question raised with some palpable urgency by another high-profile scandal touching the very echelons of power in the Vatican. The […]

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Pope Francis laicizes Belgian ex-bishop and abuser Roger Vangheluwe

March 22, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis on March 21, 2024, laicized Bishop Emeritus of Bruges, Belgium, Roger Vangheluwe (center), years after the former prelate admitted to repeatedly sexually abusing his nephew when the latter was a minor. / Credit: Carolus, CC BY 3.0, … […]

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Pope Francis changes statutes of papal basilica, emphasizing work of canons 

March 21, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis venerates the Salus Populi Romani icon in the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Dec. 8, 2023. / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Mar 21, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis on Wednesday issued new regulations for the administration of the … […]

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Pope Francis addresses migrant crisis in Darien Gap: ‘Every refugee challenges us’

March 20, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

In 2023, over half a million migrants headed toward the United States crossed the Darien Gap, the inhospitable jungle region between Colombia and Panama. / Credit: Gonzalo Bell/Shutterstock.com

Rome Newsroom, Mar 20, 2024 / 15:15 pm (CNA).
Pope… […]

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Pope Francis highlights importance of prudence, calls for end to war

March 20, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on March 20, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Mar 20, 2024 / 12:50 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis on Wednesday reflected on the virtue of prude… […]

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Pope Francis’ message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations stresses fraternity, hope

March 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis addresses the faithful at his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 28, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Mar 19, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis on Tuesday released his message for the 61st World Day of Prayer for Voca… […]

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Pope Francis appoints new bishop to lead Wisconsin diocese

March 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis on March 19, 2024, appointed Bishop Gerard Battersby to lead the Diocese of La Crosse in western Wisconsin. / Credit: Marek Dziekonski/courtesy of the Archdiocese of Detroit

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2024 / 12:30 pm (CNA)…. […]

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Pope Francis laicizes Toledo priest after life sentence for sexual abuse of minors

March 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

The flag of Vatican City. / Andreas Duren/CNA.

CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has laicized an Ohio priest after the clergyman received a life sentence in prison for the sexual abuse of minors, the Diocese of Toledo said … […]

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Stephen Colbert co-narrates Pope Francis’ new audiobook memoir

March 18, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Stephen Colbert and Pope Francis. / Credit: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Vatican Media

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
The Catholic late-night talk show host and comedian Stephen Colbert is one of … […]

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Pope Francis: God’s glory does not correspond to human success

March 17, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday Angelus on March 17, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Mar 17, 2024 / 09:07 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said Sunday that God’s glory and our true happiness are… […]

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