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Who might be Cardinal Sarah's successor?

After Cardinal Robert Sarah's retirement as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments, the big question around the Vatican is who will take his place. Informed sources say that Pope Francis would be looking at three possible options.
Witnesses say allegations about youth seminary were ignored

Witnesses at the fifth hearing in a trial for alleged abuse and cover-up at a Vatican youth seminary testified on Wednesday to an unhealthy culture of ridicule and abuse of power.
Vatican foreign minister: religious freedom ‘being eroded’ by COVID-19 response

A robust understanding of the right to religious freedom is being eroded in the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Vatican’s foreign minister said in a video message to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday.
Former Vatican ambassador in Baghdad looks ahead to pope's trip

When Cardinal Fernando Filoni served as the papal nuncio in Iraq in the early 2000s, he remained in Baghdad amid bombings and suicide attacks.
Pope advances causes of nuns who died helping during Ebola outbreak

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood cause of one of Princes William and Harry's 19th-century ancestors as well as the causes of three Italian nuns who died from the Ebola virus while ministering to patients in Congo.
Pope Francis: Christian life 'is a battle against the spirit of evil'

Like Jesus was tempted by Satan in the desert, Christians must be prepared to battle evil, knowing that “with faith, prayer, and penance,” the victory is assured, Pope Francis said Sunday.
Pope Francis accepts Cardinal Robert Sarah's resignation from divine worship congregation

Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Vatican expects budget deficit for 2021

In the wake of the economic fallout due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy said it expects a multimillion-dollar deficit in its budget for 2021.
Getting COVID-19 vaccine included in Vatican employee safety regulations

The Vatican will sanction employees who refuse to get a vaccine, unless they have "proven health reasons" not to, according to a new Vatican decree.
Pope on Ash Wednesday: Lent is a journey from slavery to freedom

The 40 days of Lent are an opportunity to turn from the slavery of sin to the freedom found in reconciliation with God, Pope Francis said on Ash Wednesday.
Iraq: Full of historic sites important to understanding Christianity

Old Testament patriarch Abraham is recognized as the father of faith in one God by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike and was born in the southern town of Ur. The place, which dates back to 6000 B.C., lies on a former course of the Euphrates and is one of Iraq's oldest sites.
Pope Francis: Remember the closeness, compassion, and tenderness of God

Pope Francis on Sunday urged people to remember the closeness, compassion, and tenderness of God.
Pope Francis: ‘Be vigorous and resilient like legumes’

Pope Francis has encouraged people to have resilience in the fight against world hunger, drawing inspiration from the hardiness of legumes.
Pope: ‘Experience Lent with love’ by caring for those affected by pandemic

Pope Francis has encouraged Catholics to practice charity in Lent this year by caring for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

In his message for Lent 2021, the pope asks people to “experience Lent with love,” which “rejoices in seeing others grow.”
Pope: Christian prayer instills 'invincible hope' in the human heart

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that prayer can fortify us as we face the challenges of daily life.
Widespread vaccination, supported by pope, faces myriad obstacles

The hurdles on the path toward a fair, global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine are economic, technical, political and moral.
In Iraq, pope hopes to encourage Christians, build bridges to Muslims

On his historic visit to Iraq in March, Pope Francis hopes to encourage his Christian flock, badly bruised by sectarian conflict and brutal Islamic State attacks, while building further bridges to Muslims by extending fraternal peace.
Pope: Markets need regulation to promote justice, not special interests

For economic policies and systems to promote an end to human trafficking, they must care about people, their dignity and working conditions, and they must be regulated in ways that promote social justice, not special interests, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis prays for stability in Burma as protestors condemn coup

Pope Francis prayed Sunday for justice and national stability in Burma as tens of thousands protest the Feb. 1 military coup.
Naming undersecretaries for synod, pope gives a woman a vote

Xaviere Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart will not be the first woman undersecretary of a major Vatican office, but she will be the first woman with a right to vote at a meeting of the Synod of Bishops.

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