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Msgr. Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI in 1978.

Miracles approved: Pope Paul VI, Romero to be declared saints

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VATICAN – Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of Blesseds Paul VI and Oscar Romero.
Vatican court charges former IOR president with embezzlement

Vatican court charges former IOR president with embezzlement

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VATICAN – A former president of the Institute of Religious Works, the so-called “Vatican Bank,” and his lawyer, have been ordered to stand trial at the Vatican on charges of embezzlement and money laundering.
For Pope Paul VI, the criticism honed in on the Second Vatican Council and, especially, on "Humanae Vitae," his 1968 encyclical on married love that included a reaffirmation of church teaching against artificial contraception.

Francis to proclaim Pope Paul VI a saint this year, debate on his worthiness of sainthood continues

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VATICAN – While Pope Francis thinks Blessed Paul VI wrote "the greatest pastoral document that has ever been written," great writing does not make a pope a saint.
Pope Francis speaks during his annual pre-Christmas meeting with top officials of the Roman Curia and Vatican City State and with cardinals living in Rome in the Clementine Hall Dec. 21 at the Vatican.

Pope updates resignation norms for bishops, prelates in Roman Curia

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VATICAN – Updating the norms and regulations governing the resignation of bishops and of Roman Curia department heads who are not cardinals, Pope Francis said they will continue to hold office until he accepts their resignations.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI attends the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 8, 2015, file photo.

Vatican denies report Pope Benedict has degenerative disease

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VATICAN – The Vatican denied that retired Pope Benedict XVI has a degenerative neurological disease or paralyzing condition after his brother, 94-year-old Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, told a magazine that Pope Benedict had a debilitating disease.
Pope Benedict XVI walks away after his final public appearance from the balcony of the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on the day of his resignation, in this Feb. 28, 2013.

'I am on a pilgrimage toward Home,' Benedict XVI says

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VATICAN – "I am on a pilgrimage toward Home," retired Pope Benedict XVI wrote, capitalizing the Italian word "casa" or "home."
The first fake news, coming from the serpent that tempted Eve, began the "tragic history of human sin, issuing in the countless other evils committed against God, neighbour, society and creation," Pope Francis said.

Sharing 'fake news' makes one an accomplice in evil, Pope says

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VATICAN - People have a responsibility to check the source of what they share on social media to ensure it is not "fake news" designed to further prejudices or increase fear, Pope Francis said.

Life-size statues depict the corporal work of mercy of clothing the naked in the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 14.

Elements of Vatican nativity scene cause a stir

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VATICAN – The Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square is not getting rave reviews: The backdrop does not look like a stable and the characters in need – hungry, naked, dead, imprisoned – don't exactly evoke a silent night when all was cozy, calm and bright. Franciscan Father John Puodziunas said he didn't like it at first.

Pope Francis greets a man while meeting the disabled during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 22.

We will be judged on how we loved, Pope says

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VATICAN – On Sunday Pope Francis said that when the Final Judgment comes, what will matter most is how much we loved God and others, especially through daily, concrete acts of charity toward those most in need.
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 22.

Pope on migration: Peace isn't possible unless we go beyond dispute

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VATICAN – When it comes to migration, Pope Francis said the world, particularly Christians, must approach the issue with a “contemplative gaze” that goes beyond polemics and is guided by justice and solidarity, helping to build peace at both the global and local level.
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 15.

At Mass, Jesus seeks to bring others with him to salvation, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY – If people really understood that participating at Mass is witnessing Christ's suffering, death and resurrection, then maybe they would stop taking pictures, talking, making comments and acting as if it were some kind of show, Pope Francis said.
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