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Pope orders salary cuts for cardinals, clerics

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As the Holy See’s revenue has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis has ordered cardinals to take a 10% pay cut and lowered the salaries of other clerics working in the Vatican in order to save jobs. On Wednesday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had issued a decree

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Pope to deliver Sunday prayer by Livestream due to coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2020 0

The Vatican said Pope Francis will deliver Sunday’s Angelus Prayer by livestream instead of in-person from his window overlooking Saint Peter’s Square out of concern over the new coronavirus. “The prayer will be broadcast via live stream by Vatican News and on screens in Saint Peter’s Square,” the Vatican said in a statement. The Vatican […]

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Just In: Pope pronounces decision on married priests Feb. 12

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The Vatican on Friday said Pope Francis will on Feb. 12 release a document in response to a proposal to allow married men into the priesthood. The proposal is strictly limited to the Amazon region. Pope appeals to U.S., Iran to pursue dialogue, self-restraint It was made in October by a summit of bishops, known […]

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Vatican is bankrupt, new book claims

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Rome – The Vatican is in a near-default situation, according to a new book by an Italian investigative journalist who regularly publishes material based on leaked documents. Gianluigi Nuzzi’s latest work, “Giudizio Universale” (Last Judgement), was released in Italy on Monday, and the La Repubblica newspaper ran advance excerpts. The book says Pope Francis

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Pope accepts 2 more resignations of Chile bishops over sex abuse

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2018 0

Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of two more Chilean bishops caught up in the country’s sexual abuse scandal, the Vatican said, bringing to five the number he has accepted so far. According t a statement, bishops Alejandro Goic of the city of Rancagua and Horacio Valenzuela of the city of Talca would be […]

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Vatican Agrees First Treaty with State of Palestine

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognizes the State of Palestine, a move that gives legal weight to the Holy See’s years-long recognition and that drew fast criticism from supporters of Israel. The agreement, which the Vatican said aimed to “enhance the life and activities of the Catholic Church and its recognition at […]

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Easter; Pope Washes Feet of 12 Prisoners in Holy Thursday Ritual

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2015 0

  Pope Francis said he wants to be a servant of society’s neediest as he presided at a Holy Thursday Mass where an altar-server was a man convicted of multiple homicides. The Pontiff washed and kissed the feet of twelve men and women in a Roman prison housing many hardened criminals. For the third consecutive […]