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Pope Francis suspends German ‘bling bishop’
The Vatican on Wednesday suspended indefinitely a German Catholic cleric dubbed the “bling bishop” for his luxury lifestyle, despite multiple…
Vatican Approves Sainthood For John Paul II, John XXIII
Pope Francis gave the go-ahead on Friday for John Paul II to be made saint and granted a rare exception…
Pope urges Mafia embrace God
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the “mafias” that turned people into “slaves” and prayed for gangsters to turn to God,…
Pope Francis urges ethical behaviour in public life
Pope Francis on Saturday called for the respect of ethical values in public life and politics as their absence was…
Ahiara Diocese: Time For Truce
By Peter Claver Oparah When he entered the conclave, in the wake of the historical resignation of Pope Emeritus, Benedict…
Argentina bishop forced to pay for sex abuse
An Argentina court ordered a bishop from a town outside Buenos Aires to pay damages of $30,000 plus ten years’…
Argentine priest expelled for backing gay marriage
A priest in Pope’s native Argentina who endorsed the gay marriage law approved here in 2010 has been expelled from…
Ban Ki-Moon to meet Pope Francis
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday. During his first encounter with…
Pope Francis doubles followers on Twitter
Pope Francis’ online flock has doubled from 2.5 million to 5 million Twitter followers in less than a month —…
Pope Francis begs Boko Haram to free hostages
Pope Francis in his first Easter Sunday celebration appealed to the Boko Haram militants in Nigeria to free the hostages…
New Pope meets Old Pope
Pope Francis flew in for an unprecedented encounter with his predecessor Benedict XVI at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo…
Pope Vows To Embrace The Poorest
Pope Francis knelt at the tomb of St. Peter and donned the symbols of papal power at a sumptuous inauguration…
I Rejected Pope Francis’ Marriage Proposal
A childhood sweetheart of the newly elected pope of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has disclosed that she rejected the…