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2023
# Synod of Bishops
Women given right to vote at upcoming meeting of Catholic Bishops
For years, women within the Catholic Church have been fighting for the right to vote at the periodic meetings.
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Apr 27th 2023, 12:08 PM
# Urbi et Orbi
Pope Francis urges prayer for 'beloved Ukrainian people' in annual Easter message
The pontiff also called for a “resumption of dialogue” between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Apr 9th 2023, 2:44 PM
# Vatican
'I'm still alive': Pope Francis leaves hospital following treatment for bronchitis
The 86-year-old pontiff was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday with breathing difficulties.
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Apr 1st 2023, 10:17 AM
# Vatican news
Pope Francis to leave hospital after eating pizza with staff and responding well to antibiotics
Yesterday US president Joe Biden tweeted that the world “needs” Pope Francis.
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Mar 31st 2023, 3:05 PM
# the vatican
Pope Francis had 'good night' in hospital after being admitted for respiratory infection
Francis was taken to hospital for tests yesterday afternoon after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days.
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Mar 30th 2023, 11:35 AM
# Catholic Church
Pope Francis extends 2019 sex abuse law to cover lay leaders
A letter, directly sent by the pontiff, also said that vulnerable adults could be victims of predator priests
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Mar 25th 2023, 5:55 PM
# Los Angeles
Family pays tribute to Cork native Bishop David O'Connell as funeral takes place in LA
Bishop David O’Connell was fatally shot on 18 February in the bedroom of his Los Angeles home.
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Mar 3rd 2023, 9:34 PM
# pope francis
Pope Francis urges end to ethnic hatred at open-air mass in South Sudan
It was the pontiff’s first visit to the largely Christian country since it achieved independence from mainly Muslim Sudan in 2011.
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Feb 5th 2023, 11:00 AM
# Kinshasa
Pope Francis slams 'brutal atrocities' of conflict during Congo visit
The pontiff also appealed to those who ‘plunder, scourge and destabilise’ the turbulent region to lay down their weapons.
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Feb 1st 2023, 4:47 PM
# Congo
Pope Francis denounces 'economic colonialism' in Africa on first day of tour
‘Stop choking Africa: It is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered,’ the pope said.
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Jan 31st 2023, 6:49 PM
# pope francis
Pope Francis: Those criminalising homosexuality are 'wrong'
The Pontiff has written a letter clarifying his earlier comments about homosexual acts being a sin.
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Jan 28th 2023, 4:02 PM
# LGBTQ
Pope calls for bishops to welcome LGBTQ people into church
Some 67 countries or jurisdictions worldwide criminalise consensual same-sex sexual activity, 11 of which can or do impose the death penalty.
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Jan 25th 2023, 8:34 AM
# Lying in state
Tens of thousands pay tribute to ex-pope Benedict at Vatican
Today is the first day of three days of lying-in-state at St Peter’s Basilica.
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Jan 2nd 2023, 7:21 PM
# Pope Benedict XVI
Pope leads New Year's services with homage to 'beloved' Benedict
Delivering his Sunday Angelus prayer in St Peter’s Square, the pope bowed his head in a moment of silence.
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Jan 1st 2023, 11:49 AM
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# Vatican
Vatican says health of retired pope Benedict XVI ‘worsening’
95-year-old Benedict became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries when he stepped down in 2013.
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Dec 28th 2022, 1:00 PM
# Christmas Message
Pope Francis calls for an end to 'senseless' war in Ukraine in Christmas message
The pope made the address from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
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Dec 25th 2022, 12:12 PM
# Catholic Church
Pope removes entire leadership of Vatican-based Caritas charity
This comes after outside experts highlighted management and procedural “deficiencies”.
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Nov 23rd 2022, 9:20 AM
# Nicaragua
Pope 'concerned' after Nicaraguan bishop detained
Pope Francis said he was following “closely with concern and sorrow” the situation in Nicaragua, two days after bishop and regime critic Rolando Alvarez was detained.
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Aug 21st 2022, 1:36 PM
# pope francis
Pope Francis says he may have to slow down or retire
The 85-year-old pope has been using a wheelchair more frequently due to knee pain.
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Jul 30th 2022, 1:15 PM
# pope francis
Pope to begin ‘penitential pilgrimage’ in Canada to apologise to Native peoples
Pope Francis will express his sadness over the horrors of church-run Indigenous residential schools.
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Jul 23rd 2022, 12:16 PM
# pope francis
Pope appoints first women to Vatican department responsible for choosing new bishops
Two nuns and a laywoman have been appointed to the Dicastery for Bishops.
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Jul 13th 2022, 7:18 PM
# Vatican
Pope Francis dismisses resignation rumours
Francis also said he hopes to visit Moscow and Kyiv.
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Jul 4th 2022, 2:48 PM
# Passport Office
Family miss out on meeting the Pope due to passport delays
The Taoiseach said it must be very distressing for the mother and her four children who did not make their flight today.
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Jun 21st 2022, 6:47 PM
# pope francis
Pope Francis fuels speculation on future
Italian and Catholic media have been rife with unsourced rumours that the 85-year-old, who is suffering mobility problems, might resign.
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Jun 5th 2022, 12:00 PM
# pope francis
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals
Many of the names are figures from outside Europe, keeping with Francis’s determination to have church leaders reflect the global face of the Catholic Church.
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May 29th 2022, 5:00 PM
# Vatican
Powerful Vatican prelate Cardinal Angelo Sodano dies aged 94
His legacy was tarnished by his support for the paedophile founder of an influential religious order.
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May 28th 2022, 2:59 PM
# Catholic Church
Pope Francis apologises to Canadian Indigenous people for abuse at church-run schools
Numerous investigations into the former residential schools are underway across Canada after the discovery of mass unmarked graves.
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Apr 1st 2022, 4:32 PM
# Oh The Humanity
Pope claims having pets not kids robs us of 'humanity'
The Pope said replacing children with pet dogs or cats is a ‘denial of fatherhood and motherhood’.
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Jan 5th 2022, 8:30 PM
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# Family
Pope warns of 'demographic winter' and advises married couples to use 'please, thanks and sorry'
Francis has acknowledged how some relationships may have become strained during lockdown.
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Dec 26th 2021, 2:47 PM
# pope francis
Pope Francis urges humility as he chides cardinals and bishops in Christmas address
As he has before, the pontiff used his annual Christmas address to take Vatican administrators to task for their perceived moral and personal failings.
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Dec 23rd 2021, 12:24 PM
# Greece
Pope calls Europe's neglect of migrants 'the shipwreck of civilisation' during Lesbos visit
The pontiff said Europe was “torn by nationalist egoism”.
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Dec 5th 2021, 7:34 PM
# Vatican
Joe Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis runs into overtime
Biden’s support of abortion rights and same-sex marriage has put him at odds with many US bishops.
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Oct 29th 2021, 8:26 PM
# Vatican
Cardinal on trial as Vatican financial scandal case resumes
Cardinal Angelo Becciu served as the equivalent of chief of staff for Pope Francis at the time of the deal.
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Oct 5th 2021, 9:48 AM
# Budapest
Pope Francis calls for 'openness' after meeting Hungary's Orban
The pontiff has said Europe must welcome migrants, while the Hungarian prime minister is staunchly against mass immigration.
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Sep 12th 2021, 4:29 PM
# Vatican
Vatican challenges Italian homophobia law in 'unprecedented' move
The Vatican argues the anti-homophobia law violates a treaty between Rome and the Holy See.
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Jun 22nd 2021, 4:51 PM
# reinhard marx
Pope refuses to accept resignation of German cardinal over sex abuse scandal
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx offered to resign as archbishop of Munich and Freising over the church’s mishandling of abuse cases
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Jun 10th 2021, 1:28 PM
# Vatican
Pope updates canon law to address sexual abuse of children by priests
It came after repeated complaints by victims of sexual abuse and others that previous wording within the code was outdated and opaque.
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Jun 1st 2021, 6:10 PM
# Papal Visit
Phoenix Park gates to be rehung this summer nearly three years after Pope Francis visit
The OPW said it was hopeful the €800,000 plus refurbishment would be completed by the end of July.
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Apr 6th 2021, 9:19 AM
# Iraq
'I have heard voices of sorrow and loss': Pope Francis leaves Iraq after historic trip
During the first ever papal trip to Iraq, the Pope called for an end to violence and extremism.
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Mar 8th 2021, 9:41 AM
# Papal Visit
Pope prays for Iraq’s war dead in Mosul on last day of tour
The pontiff was due to celebrate an open-air Mass on the last day of his visit.
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Mar 7th 2021, 8:24 AM
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