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The Vatican says retired Pope Benedict XVI's health is worsening

Doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old's condition, the Vatican said Wednesday. Pope Francis has asked the faithful to pray for the retired pontiff.

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Pope says his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI is “very sick”

"I would like to ask you all for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict"

Belfast Live

Former pope Benedict, his papacy and retirement

Former pope Benedict, who Pope Francis said on Wednesday was "very sick", resigned in 2013, the first pontiff in 600 years to take such a step rather than rule for life.

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Former pope Benedict's health is "worsening," Vatican says

Benedict is now under the constant supervision of doctors, a Vatican spokesperson said.

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Vatican Says Health of Retired Pope Benedict XVI 'Worsening'

The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened due to his age, and doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old’s condition, the Vatican said Wednesday. Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Pope Francis, who asked the faithful earlier Wednesday to pray for Benedict, went to visit his predecessor in the monastery…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vatican says Benedict XVI's health worsening, Pope Francis asks for prayers

The Vatican on Wednesday confirmed that the health of ex-pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, has worsened in the last few hours and he had been visited by Pope Francis, hours after the current pontiff said his predecessor is "very sick" and asked for prayers.

France 24

Pope Francis asks for prayers for ‘very sick’ Benedict XVI

The condiction of the former pontiff Benedict – who resigned in 2013 – has ‘worsened’ in recent hours, according to the Vatican

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Pope Francis says ex pope Benedict is ‘very sick’ and asks for prayers

‘In the last hours, a worsening due to advanced age has happened,’ said a Vatican spokesperson

Evening Standard

Factbox-Former pope Benedict, his papacy and resignation

Former pope Benedict, who Pope Francis said on Wednesday was "very sick", resigned in 2013, the first pontiff in 600 years to take such a step rather than rule for life.

Reuters

Pope Francis calls for prayers for 'very sick' predecessor Benedict XVI

The Pontiff surprised followers with the appeal for his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI, 95, as he finished his general audience at the Vatican, providing no further details

Daily Mirror

Former pope Benedict 'very sick', Pope Francis calls for prayers

(This Dec. 28 story has been corrected to say 'members of the LGBTQ+ community', instead of 'gays', in paragraph 8)

Reuters

Remember the war weary and the poor, pope urges on Christmas Eve

Pope Francis on Saturday led the world's Catholics into Christmas, saying in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts that the level of greed and hunger for power was such that some wanted to "consume even their neighbours".

Reuters

Pope's vicar for Rome seeks full truth about Jesuit abuse

The pope’s vicar for Rome called Friday for the full truth to come out about a famous Jesuit priest accused of sexual and spiritual abuses against adult women

The Independent UK

'Despicable': Slovene bishops condemn Jesuit artist's abuse

Slovenia’s Catholic bishops have condemned the emotional, sexual, and spiritual violence committed against women by a famous Slovenian priest

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Pope warns Vatican staff an ‘elegant demon’ lurks among them

Pope Francis has long used his Christmas address for an annual dressing down of officials

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Pope denounces psychological abuse as Jesuit case rocks Church

Pope Francis on Thursday denounced psychological violence and abuse of power in the Church, as the case of a prominent priest accused of exploiting his authority to sexually abuse nuns has rocked the Vatican.

The Independent UK

Pope warns Vatican staff an 'elegant demon' lurks among them

Pope Francis has warned Vatican bureaucrats to beware the devil that lurks among them, saying it is an “elegant demon” that works in people who have a rigid, holier-than-thou way of living the Catholic faith

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pope Pledges to Release Israeli Captives Held by Hamas

Pope Francis met in Rome on Wednesday with the families of Israelis being held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The meeting was held at the initiative of the Israeli Embassy in Rome. Pope Francis vowed before the Israeli delegation to work toward bringing home two Israeli civilians and…

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The Independent UK

Italy: Parliamentary inquest eyed for missing 'Vatican Girl'

Opposition lawmakers in Italy are seeking a parliamentary commission of inquiry into three cold cases that have consumed the Italian public’s imagination for decades

The Independent UK

Vatican investigator says claims of Jesuit abuse true

A Vatican-appointed investigator who helped bring to light decades-old allegations of sexual and spiritual abuse against a famous Jesuit priest is calling for the hierarchs who hid his crimes to “humbly ask the world to forgive the scandal.”

Reuters

Jesuit abuse case widens as victim speaks, order seeks witnesses

A case of sexual abuse rattling the Jesuits has widened with a former nun describing how her complaints against a prominent priest were ignored and as the religious order urged others to come forward with any new evidence.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: glorious Christmas weather ahead; dingo attacks child in Queensland; and Australia’s first offshore windfarm

Forecasts for the major capitals show summery weather across Australia

The Guardian - AU

Pope Francis orders Parthenon marbles held by Vatican be returned to Greece

Three 2,500-year-old pieces will be ‘donated’ to Greece’s Archbishop Ieronymos II amid wider conversation about future of Parthenon marbles held by Britain

The Independent UK

Jesuits ask victims to come forward in artist abuse case

Pope Francis’ Jesuit order is asking any victims to come forward with complaints against a famous Jesuit artist

Reuters

Vatican dismisses Trump-supporting, anti-abortion leader from priesthood

Father Frank Pavone, a leader of the U.S. anti-abortion movement and a strong supporter of former president Donald Trump, has been dismissed from the Catholic priesthood for "blasphemous" social media posts and disobedience to bishops.

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