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Pope Francis

20 Sep 2018 Bono speaks of Pope’s sincere pain for abuse in Ireland U2 frontman Bono has described Pope Francis as being "aghast" about sex abuse in the Catholic Church. The Irish singer met privately… 2 Sep 2018 Pope Francis appealed to all parties to defend human rights and safeguard civilians in Syria Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to all parties who have influence in Syria to defend human rights and safeguard the civilian population… 29 Aug 2018 Pope Francis lamented Wednesday how Irish church authorities failed to respond to sex abuse crimes Pope Francis lamented Wednesday how Irish church authorities failed to respond to the crimes of sexual abuse, speaking during his first public… 29 Aug 2018 The politics behind Vigano’s letter against the Pope (NYT) At 9:30 a.m. last Wednesday, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò showed up at the Rome apartment of a conservative Vatican reporter with a… 27 Aug 2018 Monday Morning Briefing Good morning The update about Jacksonville's fatal shooting, Trump's reaction on McCain's death, the Maltese newspapers' front pages, North Korea's reaction to… 26 Aug 2018 Former papal ambassador claims Pope knew of child abuse by ex-Cardinal McCarrick and hid it. Invites him to resign. A former papal ambassador to the U.S. has claimed that Pope Francis knew as early as 2013 about charges that the former… 26 Aug 2018 Pope begs for God’s forgiveness and celebrates the ‘family’ The Pope has begged for God's forgiveness for the "open wound" of church abuse in Ireland as he called for "firm and… The Update · 25 Aug 2018 The Update – Pope Francis visits Ireland AP: The Vatican says Pope Francis has met with eight survivors of clerical and institutional abuse on the first day of his… 24 Aug 2018 Mixed feelings await Pope Francis in Ireland The Guardian reports that Pope Francis will touch down at Dublin airport on Saturday morning for a 36-hour trip to a country… 20 Aug 2018 Pope Francis expresses his pain and sorrow after the sex abuse scandal which hit church in the US Pope Francis has issued a letter to Catholics around the world condemning the “crime” of priestly sexual abuse and cover-up and demanding… 12 Aug 2018 Don’t do drugs to escape reality – Pope Francis Vatican News/Rome Reports/TgCom: In a reflection at a Saturday evening prayer vigil for over 70,000 pilgrims from all over Italy, Pope Francis… 3 Aug 2018 Insight: The political implications of the change of the Church’s position on Death Penalty Based on reports from CNN and the Catholic News and Catholic News Agency The Vatican changed on Thursday the Catechism of the…