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Vatican monsignor questioned in corruption plot

Monsignor Nunzio Scarano has been arrested in a $26 million corruption plot

Associated Press Monday, Jul 1, 2013 1:05 PM UTC
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Pope Francis: there’s a “gay lobby” in the church

The new pope is shaping up to be the Vatican's damage-control nightmare

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 2:37 PM UTC 31
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First Western painting of Native Americans discovered at the Vatican

It's a detail in the Borgia Apartment

Hrag Vartanian, Hyperallergic Tuesday, May 7, 2013 3:58 PM UTC
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Pope Francis delivers first Easter Sunday speech

The pontiff called for peace, drawing attention to conflicts in the Middle East and North Korea

Prachi Gupta Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 1:51 PM UTC
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Vatican denies Pope Francis stayed silent during “Dirty War”

A Church spokesman in Rome hit back at critics who allege the Pope did too little to save two priests in Argentina

Sarah Wolfe and Simeon Tegel, GlobalPost Friday, Mar 15, 2013 9:54 PM UTC 21
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Pope Francis, please remember the women!

Reversing the Church's retrograde notions of gender may be the sternest challenge of the new papacy

Marian Ronan, Religion Dispatches Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 4:40 PM UTC 14
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Farewell, sweet pope-free days!

The party's over. That cloud of white smoke announces that the Vatican has chosen our new leader

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 6:53 PM UTC 13
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Ladies and gentleman, we have a new pope

A plume of white smoke has been spotted above the Vatican, signaling the cardinals have come to a decision

Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 6:08 PM UTC 40
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Dennis Rodman is waiting for the new pope in a popemobile and flower coat

The former NBA star hopes to ride in style as he continues on his strange quest for world peace VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:10 PM UTC
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Could a Canadian with a hockey injury become the next pope?

Cardinal Marc Ouellet has emerged as a contender, but his conservative positions don't sit well in Quebec

Benjamin Shingler, GlobalPost Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 6:48 PM UTC 11
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Dennis Rodman plans to meet the new pope

After bringing "basketball diplomacy" to North Korea, the former NBA star has set his sights on the Vatican

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 3:15 PM UTC
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Cardinal “Tyranny of tolerance” O’Brien is a hypocrite of the worst order

The cardinal cops to his "inappropriate" behavior toward other priests — one year after his homophobic op-ed

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Mar 4, 2013 4:39 PM UTC 22
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Dear Cardinals: Pick a winner!

A group of men with their own tainted records will choose the next pope. Can they rise to the challenge?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 4:28 PM UTC 11
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Pope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning

On Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI will become the first pope to have resigned from the papacy in six centuries

Frances D'emilio, Associated Press Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 4:34 PM UTC
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Did a gay blackmail scandal bring down the pope?

The pope's abrupt retirement gets stranger: Now an Italian newspaper alleges corruption at the Vatican

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Feb 22, 2013 7:56 PM UTC 55
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Pope resignation linked to gay Vatican officials inquiry

Italian newspaper reports that Benedict XVI resigned the day he received a dossier on blackmail and scandal

Natasha Lennard Friday, Feb 22, 2013 1:12 PM UTC
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Pope Benedict XVI: It’s not you, it’s me

In his first speech since announcing his resignation, the Pope said he is resigning "for the good of the Church"

Mariya Karimjee, GlobalPost Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 5:35 PM UTC
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No matter what, I’m still Catholic

Despite my outrage at its crimes and the bigotry of outsiders, I am still a believer

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 8:40 PM UTC 153
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Pope Benedict XVI hands over “keys to heaven”

The scandal-plagued pope does the unthinkable. And it's the best choice he's ever made for the Church

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Feb 11, 2013 6:59 PM UTC 71
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Benedict XVI’s legacy

"God's rotweiller" failed to address the sex abuse scandals scarring his church, bets on next pope begin

Natasha Lennard Monday, Feb 11, 2013 2:09 PM UTC 18
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