Kentucky woman ordained as priest by dissident Roman Catholics
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A dissident Roman Catholic group ordained a 70-year-old woman a priest in Louisville, Kentucky, during a ceremony attended by hundreds on Saturday.
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Pope Francis honeymoon continues: Draws big crowds and new fans
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ROME – More than one month since his election, Pope Francis is winning new fans and drawing big crowds to the Vatican.
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Solving the sex abuse crisis: Experts draft a to-do list for Pope Francis
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Pope Francis ordered the Vatican this week to act “decisively” in protecting children from sexual abuse and punishing predator priests, but his brief statement contained few specifics on how to stem the crisis that has roiled the Catholic Church for a decade.
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Pope: Stopping child sexual abuse key to ‘credibility’ of Catholic Church
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis wants the Catholic Church to “act decisively” to root out sexual abuse of children by priests and ensure the perpetrators are punished, the Vatican said on Friday.
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‘I love you, too’: Cardinal Dolan says Catholic Church must embrace gays and lesbians
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Prominent U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan acknowledged Easter Sunday that the Catholic Church needs to forge a better relationship with the gay and lesbian community.
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Riding in style: The evolution of the popemobile
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Comes outfitted in protective bullet-proof glass. Draws a crowd wherever it goes. A driver is included; gold trim is optional.
Popemobiles also include such amenities as a handrail to let the pope easily stand and wave while in motion, a built-in stereo and arctic-cool air conditioning.
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‘Peace to the whole world’: Pope Francis urges unity in first Easter Sunday address
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Pope Francis called for worldwide efforts towards peace in his first Easter Sunday address, urging leaders to find diplomatic solutions in Syria and North Korea.
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Pope washes feet of young detainees in Holy Thursday ritual
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ROME – Since he was elected leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has proved many times over that he wants to break away from clerical privilege, come down from St. Peter’s throne and act as a humble servant of the faithful.
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At inauguration, Pope Francis appeals for protection of poor, environment
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Pope Francis issued an appeal for the protection of the weak, the poor and the world environment Tuesday at a special Mass marking his inauguration as the new leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.
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Pope Francis describes wish for ‘poor church for the poor’
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In first remarks to media since being elected leader of world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis underscores previous indications of his preference for austerity.
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Checks in as cardinal, pays bill as Pope Francis
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The Latin American pope’s election shattered Europe’s centuries-old grip on the papacy, and his choice of name — in honor of the 12th century saint from Assisi — is widely seen as a nod to a new era of simplicity.
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Humility and humor: Pope Francis declines official car, jokes with cardinals
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis declined the official papal car and joked with cardinals not long after being elected as head of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, officials said Thursday.
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Single lung not likely to hinder new pope, doc says
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The world’s newest pope lost a lung to an infection as a teenager, but medical experts say that likely hasn’t limited the 76-year-old pontiff’s energy or actions in the past — and shouldn’t stop him in the future.
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Meet the new pope: Francis is humble leader who takes the bus to work
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Pope Francis, the first man in the modern era from outside Europe to lead the Roman Catholic Church, prizes compassion, humility and simplicity — so much that he gave up his chauffeur in Argentina and took the bus to work.
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Pope Francis I: Argentina’s Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is new Catholic leader
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VATICAN CITY - Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires was named leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics on Wednesday after being elected pope. He will be known as Pope Francis I.
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