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Pope John Paul II gives his blessing to late father Marcial Maciel, founder of Christ's Legionaries, during a special audience the pontiff granted to about four thousand participants of the Regnum Christi movement, at the Vatican, on Nov. 30, 2004. The recently-opened archives of Pope Pius XII have shed new light on claims the World War II-era pope didn't speak out about the Holocaust. But they're also providing details about another contentious chapter in Vatican history: the scandal over the founder of the Legionaries of Christ. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri, File)

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Vatican's Pius XII archives shed light on another contentious chapter: The Legion of Christ scandal
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Sun,07/21/24-12:13AM , 151 Reads
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII have shed new light on claims the World War II-era pope didn’t speak out about the Holocaust.
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A mosaic by ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik is seen on the main facade of the Church of Our Lady of the Canadian Martyrs, June 28, 2024, in Rome. The Knights of Columbus, an influential Catholic charitable organization, announced Thursday, July 11, that it will cover up its mosaics made by a famous ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women as a sign of solidarity with victims of abuse. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

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Knights of Columbus will cover up mosaics by ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Thu,07/11/24-12:00PM , 105 Reads
ROME (AP) — The Knights of Columbus, an influential Catholic charitable organization, announced Thursday that it will cover up its mosaics made by a famous ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women in a sign of solidarity with victims
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Cardinal Mario Grech and father Giacomo Costa attend a press conference to present the "Instrumentum Laboris", a preparatory document in view of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at the Vatican,Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Vatican will prepare a document on the role of women in leadership in the Catholic Church
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Tue,07/09/24-8:21AM , 83 Reads
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Tuesday that its doctrine office will prepare a document on women in leadership roles in the Catholic Church, a new initiative to respond to longstanding demands by women to have a greater say in
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Pope Francis attends a meeting with the participants of the 50th Social Week of Catholics in Italy, in Trieste, Italy, on July 7, 2024. The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has strongly defended the integrity and fairness of the city state’s justice system, amid criticism that Pope Francis' absolute power and his interventions in the recently-concluded “trial of the century” violated the defendants’ fundamental rights. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

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Chief prosecutor defends Vatican's legal system after recent criticism of pope's absolute power
By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press
Mon,07/08/24-12:11PM , 90 Reads
ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has strongly defended the integrity and fairness of the city state’s justice system following criticism that Pope Francis' absolute power and his interventions in the so-called “trial of the century”
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