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Pope Francis tells couples not to substitute dogs and cats for children

Pope Francis tells couples not to substitute dogs and cats for children

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on June 2 warned married couples against substituting cats and dogs for children — a move that he said leads to the “bitterness of loneliness” in old age.

ndian Cardinal D. Simon Lourdusamy, who had been the editor of a Catholic weekly newspaper before coming to Rome to serve as head of the Vatican Congregation for Eastern Churches, died in Rome at the age of 90. He is pictured in an undated photo with Bl essed Teresa of Kolkata.

Indian cardinal's death leaves College of Cardinals with 214 members

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VATICAN CITY - An Indian cardinal who had been the editor of a Catholic weekly newspaper before coming to Rome to serve as head of the Vatican Congregation for Eastern Churches died in Rome at the age of 90.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, pictured left, and Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski.

Vatican has named two bishops being investigated for abuse

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis told reporters May 26 that "three bishops are under investigation" for misdeeds related to the sexual abuse of minors and that "one has already been condemned and his penalty is being studied."

Father Robert W. Oliver, the Vatican's chief promoter of justice in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said the Church needs to do more to develop the process for punishing bishops who fail in their duty to protect children.

Vatican abuse prosecutor: More must be done to punish negligent bishops

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DUBLIN - The Vatican's chief prosecutor of sex abuse crimes said the Church needs to do more to develop the process for punishing bishops who fail in their duty to protect children.

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix

Cardinal Lacroix gets new role at Vatican

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VATICAN CITY - Three months after he gave 19 new cardinals their red hats, Pope Francis gave new responsibilities to the 16 who are under the age of 80, including Quebec's Cardinal Gerald Lacroix.

Former Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has rejected allegations that he mishandled 15 million euros ($20 million) from Vatican bank accounts.

Former Vatican No. 2 Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone denies financial wrongdoing

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VATICAN CITY - The Italian cardinal who served as the Vatican’s No. 2 official under Pope Benedict XVI has rejected allegations that he mishandled 15 million euros ($20 million) from Vatican bank accounts.

he Institute for the Works of Religion, popularly known as the Vatican bank, is seen in a 2009 photo.

Vatican’s financial watchdog reports ‘notable’ spike in shady transactions

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican’s financial watchdog has reported a dramatic increase in suspicious transactions at the Vatican bank, but officials sought to downplay any rise in criminal activity.

In this file photo, a tourist visits the tomb of Archbishop Oscar Romero in San Salvador.

Vatican says no movement (yet) on sainthood for Oscar Romero

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VATICAN CITY - Despite fevered speculation in the media and across Latin America, the Vatican says Pope Francis has not advanced slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero toward sainthood — at least, not yet.

Pope Francis will take rabbi and Muslim leader with him to Holy Land

Pope Francis will take rabbi and Muslim leader with him to Holy Land

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will be accompanied on his first visit to the Middle East by Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Muslim leader Omar Abboud — two friends from Buenos Aires.

Despite sophisticated programming, automated drones or other machinery would never comply with international human rights law, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva, Switzerland, told experts meeting May 13-16 to disc uss lethal autonomous weapons systems. Archbishop Tomasi is pictured in a late January photo in Geneva.

Vatican official voices opposition to automated weapons systems

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VATICAN CITY - No matter how sophisticated and how many algorithms are programmed to help a drone or other machine make calculations before firing on a target, autonomous weapons systems could never comply with international human rights law, a Vatican official said.

ope Paul VI is carried on the "sedia gestatoria," a ceremonial throne, during the closing liturgy of the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 8,1965. Pope Francis will beatify Pope Paul Oct. 19 during the closing Mass of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family. The miracle needed for Pope Paul's beatification involved the birth of a healthy baby to a mother in California after doctors had said both lives were at risk.

Pope Paul VI to be beatified this fall

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VATICAN CITY - After weeks of speculation, Pope Francis made it official on May 10 that Pope Paul VI could become the latest pope poised to become a saint after a miracle was accredited to Paul’s intercession.

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