Pope News
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Pope Francis updates 2019 law cracking down on sex abuse coverupsPope Francis also reaffirmed that vulnerable adults and not just children can be victims of abuse when they are unable to freely consent.WorldMar 25, 2023
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Pope Francis wrote resignation note after being elected in 2013 in case of health issuesPope Francis, who turned 86 on Saturday, had surgery in 2021 to repair a bowel narrowing and has been hobbled by knee pain that for months saw him use a wheelchair.WorldDec 18, 2022
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Pope Francis says pain of Canada’s residential school survivors felt ‘like slaps’The Catholic Church has to face up to its responsibility for institutions that abused children and tried to erase indigenous cultures, the pope said Wednesday.CanadaAug 3, 2022
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Residential school survivor on meeting Pope: ‘I’m going to say what happened to us’Peter Irniq, along with many other Inuit, believe the Catholic Church could do more to make priests who abused children in Inuit communities face justice.CanadaJul 22, 2022
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Pope warns ‘cancel culture’ is ‘form of ideological colonization’In his remarks on Monday, the Pope warned of "a form of ideological colonization, one that leaves no room for freedom of expression."WorldJan 10, 2022
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