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The AP Interview: East Timor president sees pope stop as opportunity, not time to dwell on past sins

The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis’ upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia’s youngest country on the world stage, not a time to confront the legacy of abuse by influential members of the clergy in the deeply Catholic nation

The Independent UK

Pope's Gruelling Tour Gets Into Full Swing In Indonesia

Pope Francis was set to meet Indonesia's president on Wednesday after the 87-year-old appeared in good health and strong spirits when he arrived in the Muslim-majority nation to launch a gruelling tour of the Asia-Pacific.

International Business Times

Where is the Pope visiting on his tour of Asia? Francis arrives in Indonesia

Papal arrives in Jakarta with pro-climate message and aim to unite faiths

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Pope opens Asia odyssey with stop in Indonesia to rally Catholics, hail religious freedom tradition

Pope Francis is heading to Indonesia to start the longest trip of his pontificate

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis' Asia trip marks 60 years of papal visits to the region

Pope Francis' visit to Southeast Asia, the longest trip in his papacy, is the latest in decades of regular papal visits to the Asia-Pacific region.

The Independent UK

Globetrotting Pope Francis starts one of longest papal trips ever – but why?

The Pope who turns 88 in December, uses a wheelchair and lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection as a young man

The Independent UK

At 87, Pope Defies Expectations With Epic Voyage

By embarking aged 87 on the farthest journey of his papacy, Pope Francis is doing something some believed impossible -- and seeking to silence those who doubt his ability to fulfil his role.

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From Indonesia To Singapore: Four Stages Of Pope's Trip

Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore over the next fortnight in his most ambitious trip in 11 years leading the worldwide Catholic Church.

International Business Times

Catholic Church Scandal In East Timor Raises Concerns

Catholic Church in East Timor faces clergy sexual abuse allegations; victims seek Pope's acknowledgment.

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Takeaways from AP's report on clergy abuse scandal in East Timor ahead of Pope Francis' visit

When Pope Francis makes his trip to Asia's youngest country, East Timor, it will make him the second pope to visit after John Paul in 1989, and the first since the country gained independence from Indonesia in 2002

The Independent UK

Pope Francis is visiting East Timor after a clergy abuse scandal, but will he address it?

When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared that the global clergy sexual abuse scandal that has compromised the Catholic Church’s credibility around the world had finally arrived in Asia’s newest country

The Independent UK

Italian teenager Carlo Acutis’ upcoming canonization reflects the Vatican’s desire to appeal to a new generation of Catholics

The Italian teenager Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 of a rare form of leukemia at age 15, will soon become the Catholic Church’s first “millennial saint.”

The Conversation

Jeff Bezos And Lauren Sánchez Meet Pope Francis In Vatican

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez meet Pope Francis in Italy, discussing climate action and finding beauty in everyday life. Luxurious adventures shared on soc...

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Catholics are debating whether to remove paintings by a priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian

Marko Rupnik, a Catholic priest, was expelled from the Jesuit order because he’d allegedly abused women. He was later accepted into the diocese in his native Slovenia. Rupnik is also an artist, and his work is on display in churches in Lourdes, Rome and Washington, D.C., among others.

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The Independent UK

Vatican expels founder of Peru's Sodalitium religious movement after probe into abuses, corruption

The Vatican has expelled the founder of an influential Peruvian religious movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after more than a decade of downplaying allegations of sexual and psychological abuse and financial corruption

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes review – they don’t make stars like this any more

This absolute treat of a documentary uses a treasure trove of newly discovered audio interviews to paint an intimate, captivating picture of the actor

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Animal Rights Activists Protest Bullfighting At Vatican Audience

Animal rights activists protest bullfighting at the Vatican during Pope Francis' general audience, seeking his condemnation. The incident sparks debate on ...

The Independent UK

Animal rights protesters interrupt Pope Francis’s Vatican audience

Two activists from animal rights group Peta hold up signs saying, ‘Bullfighting is a sin’

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The Independent UK

The Vatican breaks silence on Olympics Last Supper controversy

The opening ceremony’s sketch has drawn backlash despite the artistic director explaining that the scene was intended to recreate the ‘Feast of Dionysus’

The Independent UK

Olympic and faith leaders seek reset after opening ceremony outcry, while chaplains welcome athletes

The 2024 Paris Games got off to a rocky start with many religious groups around the world, including the Vatican over a tableau in the opening ceremony perceived by some as evoking Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”

The Independent UK

In late response, Vatican 'deplores the offense' of Paris Olympics' opening ceremony tableau

The Vatican says it “deplored the offense” caused to Christians by the Olympic Games opening ceremony

The Independent UK

Knights of Columbus covers shrine's mosaics by ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women

The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D

The Independent UK

Vatican's Pius XII archives shed light on another contentious chapter: The Legion of Christ scandal

The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII are providing details about the scandal over the founder of the Legionaries of Christ

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Pope Accepts Resignation Of Colombian Bishop Amid Abuse Allegations

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Colombian bishop amid allegations of sexual abuse. Vatican's announcement lacks specifics.

The Independent UK

Vatican unveils program for Pope Francis' trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in September

The Vatican has released on Friday the program for Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in late September, where he will celebrate Mass for the faithful, as well as meeting with religious and political authorities

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