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Pope accepts resignation of Paris archbishop, who denies accusations
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris. A news article alleged he mismanaged his archdiocese and had an affair with a woman while he was vicar general. A retired archbishop will run the archdiocese.
Sainthood causes advance, including priest murdered at Dachau
Pope Francis cleared the way for the canonization of a 20th-century martyr, the Dutch Carmelite friar Blessed Titus Brandsma, murdered by the Nazis for defending Jews and press freedom. Several other causes were also approved.
Paris archbishop denies report, offers to resign to avoid being divisive
A news article claimed Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris mismanaged his archdiocese and had an affair with a woman while he was vicar general. He has opposed liberal legislation on abortion, euthanasia and bioethics.
Closing assembly, Latin American church leaders call for synodal church
Nearly 1,000 church leaders -- lay and religious -- from Latin America and the Caribbean called for a more inclusive church, one that pays attention to people's realities and takes the Gospel to the peripheries of society.
Pope assures migrants they are in his prayers and his heart
Pope Francis asked visitors in St. Peter's Square to join him for a moment of silent prayer for migrants, especially those who recently drowned in the English Channel and in the Mediterranean and those who are freezing on the border of Belarus and Poland.
Pope: Discrimination against people with disabilities must end
Although church teaching is clear, too many people with disabilities lack spiritual care, which is "the worst form of discrimination" in a culture that "finds it hard to appreciate the inestimable value of each person," Pope Francis said.
Change bad habits, protect the earth, pope says in new book
In his preface to the "Laudato Si' Reader," Pope Francis said the multiple environmental, health and economic crises the world faces are calling out "for us to change gear ... to dream big, to rethink our priorities."
Gathering info on sex abuse seen as key to ‘restore a broken trust’
Gathering statistics on the sexual abuse of minors is an important tool for fixing a failed system, said U.S. Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley of Boston in a message for a day dedicated to the issue in Europe.
With new COVID rules, New Zealand Catholics to have Masses for unvaccinated
Under the government's orange and green traffic-light settings that will soon be in place, all parishes will be asked to provide Mass for people with the proof of vaccination required for unrestricted gatherings.
Spitting incident shows racism, hate in Jerusalem, church says
The acts "are an expression of racism and anti-Christian hate" that have been "taking place frequently, especially by religious Jews against Christian clergymen" in the Old City, said Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate.