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Pope Expels 10 From Peru Movement

Pope Punishes Members of Catholic Group in Peru After Vatican Investigation

The Vatican expelled 10 members from Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a group founded in Peru, after investigators reported cases of physical abuse and cultlike control.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Pope Expels 10 From Peru Movement After Vatican Uncovers 'Sadistic' Abuses

Pope Francis expelled 10 people—a bishop, priests and laypeople—from the Sodalitium, a Catholic movement centered in Peru, on Wednesday after the Vatican uncovered "sadistic" abuses within the movement.

THE WEEK · 14h

Pope Francis expels 10 for 'sadistic' abuses in Peru sect

Pope Francis expelled 10 members of Peru's controversial Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV) movement on Wednesday, including a bishop, several priests and multiple lay members. The Vatican said the former members were guilty of "sadistic" abuses of power.

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Pope expels bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement after Vatican uncovers abuses

Pope Francis took the unusual decision Thursday to expel 10 people – a bishop, priests and laypeople -- from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power,

ABC · 1d

Pope Francis expels 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered abuses

Pope Francis Visits Belgium

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Pope Francis, back from flu, greets crowds, confirms Belgium trip

Pope Francis held his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, two days after cancelling meetings over what the Vatican described as a mild flu.

ABC · 1d

Pope Francis heads for Luxembourg and Belgium on a trip to a dwindling flock

Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic flock that is dwindling in the face of secular trends and abuse scandals

Houston Chronicle · 3h

PHOTO COLLECTION: Religion Pope Francis Visits Belgium

Queen Mathilde of Belgium and King Philippe of Belgium, at Melsbroek cheer Pope Francis leaving the air base in Steenokkerzeel, near Brussels, on the first day of his four-day vis

Pope Francis expresses concern over escalation in Lebanon

YAHOO!News · 4d

Pope Francis cancels meetings due to mild flu, Vatican says

Pope Francis cancelled his scheduled appointments for Monday due to a mild flu, the Vatican said in a statement. The Vatican said the 87-year-old pontiff made the decision as a precautionary measure in view of his planned four-day trip to Luxembourg and Belgium later this week but it gave no further details.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Pope Francis, back from flu, calls airstrikes on Lebanon 'unacceptable'

Pope Francis called Israeli strikes on Lebanon a "terrible escalation" of the Middle East conflict on Wednesday at the end of his weekly general audience at the Vatican, which went ahead two days after he cancelled meetings over mild flu.

Yahoo · 1d

Pope Francis expresses concern over escalation in Lebanon: "It is unacceptable."

Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the Lebanese people in an address on Wednesday, adding that he hopes the international community will make “every effort” to stop the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

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Opinion | Pope Francis Commandeers the Synod on Synodality

Pope Paul VI established the Synod of Bishops in response to the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). The advisory body was ...

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Pope Francis offers Vatican refuge to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

Pope Francis has called for the liberation of Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, offering Vatican territory ...

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Poll: Latin Americans view Pope Francis favorably. But the biggest drop is in his native Argentina.

Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries. But the portion of people who still see him ...

RNS on MSN10d

Pope Francis to ask forgiveness for church’s sins ahead of historic Vatican summit

In October, the pope will preside over a penitential celebration asking forgiveness for abuse, sins against migrants and the ...

National Catholic Register3d

Pope Francis Names Consultants to Vatican Doctrine Office, Including Controversial Theologian

The nearly three dozen new external consultants — experts in theology, canon law, and Scripture — will meet with existing DDF ...

10hOpinion

Pope Francis Commandeers the Synod on Synodality

It was supposed to be an advisory meeting. It became an expert-led focus group.

National Catholic Reporter15h

In secular Luxembourg, Pope Francis calls on church to 'evolve' in order to evangelize

Pope Francis on Sept. 26 used an eight-hour visit to one of the least populated but most secularized countries in Europe to ...

National Catholic Register10h

Vatican Secretary of State Warns of Europe’s Low Birth Rates, ‘Demographic Winter’

After events in Luxembourg today, the Pope’s four-day trip will continue in Belgium, where he will visit three cities to mark ...

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