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Man stabs six to death in Sydney shopping centre before being shot by police
Police officers stand guard outside Westfield Shopping Centre where multiple people were stabbed in Sydney, Saturday, April 13, 2024. A man stabbed six people to death at the busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
canada
Priest accused of sex assaults against children in Nunavut dies
MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq holds a photo of Johannes Rivoire during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, July 8, 2021. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate says Rivoire, a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut, has died after a long illness.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Vatican’s declaration of gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity denounced by critics
Pope Francis meets with volunteers of the Italian Red Cross in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday, April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope overcomes health concerns to preside over Easter mass, appeals for ceasefire in Gaza
Pope Francis celebrates Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Pope presides over Easter Vigil, delivers 10-minute homily after skipping Good Friday at last minute
Pope Francis (R) looks at his candle during the Easter vigil as part of the Holy Week celebrations, at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on March 30, 2024. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)
art & architecture
Timeline: A look back at the commitments on repatriating Indigenous cultural items
Pope Francis speaks during a news conference aboard the papal plane on his flight back after visiting Canada, July 29, 2022. - Pope Francis ended his six-day trip to Canada on July 29, 2022 as he began with a historic apology for the harm done to the country's indigenous people, again expressing his "outrage and shame" to Inuit in the Arctic. (Photo by GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
art & architecture
The Pope supports restitution of Indigenous items to Canada. So why haven’t they come home?
Hilda Nicholas, director of language and cultural centre in Kanehsatà:ke poses for a portrait in the cultural centre, in Kanehsatà:ke, Que. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Nicholas wants to see the Vatican wampum belt returned to Kanehsatà:ke for children to view the artifact. Evan Buhler/The Globe and Mail
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Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Passion of the Lord service in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
world
In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday rituals
Scouts carry a statue of Jesus Christ during the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City, on March 29, 2024. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP) (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc says decision on whether to excavate unmarked graves in Kamloops still unresolved
A rainbow breaks over the former Kamloops Residential School the evening of the Tk?emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation memorial. The event marked the one-year anniversary of the announcement that 215 potential unmarked graves on the grounds of the former residential school. May 23, 2022 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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Pope Francis skips Palm Sunday homily but continues service
Pope Francis greets the crowd from the popemobile at the end of the Palm Sunday mass at St Peter's square in the Vatican on March 24, 2024. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis acknowledges criticism and health issues but says in his new memoir he has no plans to retire
Italian journalist and writer Fabio Marchese Ragona holds a copy of "Life: My Story Through History" as he poses for a picture prior to the start of an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome, Thursday, March 13, 2024. Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn't suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, in an autobiography, "Life: My Story Through History," which is being published Tuesday and written with Italian journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope Francis urges Ukraine to ‘have the courage of the white flag,’ negotiate end of war with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy smiles during a joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following their meeting at Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Pope Francis names former judge to investigate Quebec cardinal facing sex allegations
Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec leaves after he delivering a speech during a Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of two Canadian saints, St. Francis de Laval and St. Mary of the Incarnation, celebrated by Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Pope Francis has named a retired Quebec Superior Court judge to investigate allegations of sexual touching against a senior leader of the province's Roman Catholic Church. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Andrew Medichini
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Pope Francis had CT scan during hospital check-up, sources say
Pope Francis arrives for the weekly general audience on February 28, 2024 at Paul-VI hall in The Vatican. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis urges diplomatic solution to Ukraine war on anniversary of invasion
Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from his window at the Vatican, February 18, 2024. Vatican Media/­Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Pope Francis cancels audience because of a mild flu, Vatican says
(FILES) Pope Francis arrives for the weekly general audience on February 14, 2024 at Paul-VI hall in The Vatican. Pope Francis, who is suffering from a "slight flu", has cancelled his appointments scheduled for February 24, 2024, the Vatican announced in a press release. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis, Argentine President Milei embrace after pontiff canonizes Argentina’s first female saint
Pope Francis, seated at right presides over the canonization of new Argentine Saint, María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa also known as "Mama Antula" in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pope Francis sees ‘hypocrisy’ in those who criticize LGBT blessings
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, January 7, 2024. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
tennis
Pope Francis congratulates Italy after tennis player Jannik Sinner wins the Australian Open
Jannik Sinner of Italy kisses the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup at a photo shoot the morning after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
canada
Quebec Cardinal Gerald Lacroix faces sexual assault allegations
Cardinal Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec leaves after he delivering a speech during a Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of two Canadian saints, St. Francis de Laval and St. Mary of the Incarnation, celebrated by Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
international business
Pope Francis warns against ‘perverse’ dangers of AI, renews call for worldwide regulation
Pope Francis is seen during his weekly general audience at Paul VI hall in the Vatican on January 24, 2024. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
We must all refuse to be illiterate about AI
Michael Czerny
world
Pope Francis calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting, calls it ‘deplorable’
Pope Francis delivers his yearly address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican, sometimes called his "State of the World" address, at the Vatican January 8, 2024. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
opinion
Grumpiness might be a sign that Pope Francis is in it for the long haul
Michael W. Higgins
world
Pope Francis denounces the weapons industry as he makes a Christmas appeal for peace in the world
Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday Dec. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis laments ‘futile’ war in Holy Land
Pope Francis holds a figurine of baby Jesus during the Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on December 24, 2023. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)
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After approving blessings for same-sex couples, Pope Francis asks Vatican staff to avoid ‘rigid ideologies’
Pope Francis delivers the traditional greetings to the Roman Curia at the Vatican, December 21, 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
opinion
For the Catholic Church, there’s no going back on LGBTQ rights
Michael Coren
canada
Pope’s ruling on same-sex blessings marks small step toward more inclusive church, advocates say
(FILES) Pope Francis (C) blesses the pilgrims during his weekly general audience in Paul-VI hall at the Vatican on December 13, 2023. The Vatican on December 12, 2023 approved blessings for same-sex couples but insisted they must not be established as a Catholic rite nor given in contexts related to civil unions or weddings. In a document approved by Pope Francis, the Vatican backed "the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex" but "this blessing should never be imparted in concurrence with the ceremonies of a civil union, and not even in connection with them". (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Evening Update: Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don’t resemble marriage
FILE - A public blessing ceremony with hundreds of believers take place in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2023. Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document released Monday Dec. 18, 2023 explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
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Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don’t resemble marriage
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis gives a blessing at the end of the weekly general audience, in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
technology
Pope Francis calls for binding global treaty to regulate AI
Pope Francis holds a weekly general audience, at the Vatican, December 13, 2023. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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Pope Francis skips window appearance facing St. Peter’s Square, but says he’s doing better
People watch Pope Francis on a giant monitor set up in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, as he blesses the faithful gathered in the square for the traditional Angelus noon prayer. Francis skipped his weekly Sunday appearance at a window because suffering from a mild flu. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Pope strips conservative U.S. cardinal of Vatican privileges, Vatican official says
FILE PHOTO: New cardinal Raymond Leo Burke of the United States leaves after receiving his ring from Pope Benedict XVI during the Consistory ceremony in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican November 21, 2010. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo