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Former top Vatican official calls for resignation of pope over abuse crisis
In a detailed 11-page bombshell statement given to conservative Roman Catholic media outlets during the Pope’s visit to Ireland, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano accused a long list of current and past Vatican and US Church officials of covering up the case of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who resigned last month in disgrace.
When the pope denounces the mafia, there’s a reason it is news
Pope Francis condemned the mafia last week and warned mobsters that they’re going to hell unless they stop their evil ways. Here’s why that came as a surprise to those who know the Vatican’s history.Pope Francis condemned the mafia last week and warned mobsters that they’re going to hell unless they stop their evil ways. Here’s why that came as a surprise to those who know the Vatican’s history.
A disgraced French trader walks home from his meeting with the pope — to Paris
Six years ago, derivatives trader Jerome Kerviel made some bad trades — very bad trades that cost his bank nearly $7 billion. Now he faces prison and perhaps paying it back. So he’s decided to take a long walk, from Rome to Paris.
A disgraced French trader walks home from his meeting with the pope — to Paris
Six years ago, derivatives trader Jerome Kerviel made some bad trades — very bad trades that cost his bank nearly $7 billion. Now he faces prison and perhaps paying it back. So he’s decided to take a long walk, from Rome to Paris.
Need a primer on how we got into the crisis in Crimea?
Russia’s conga line through Crimea has left many of us scratching our heads. The online site Mashable offers nine basic questions, and answers. That story, plus a look at an Indian grocery store’s social media marketing plan gone wrong and the music inspiring Venezuela’s protesters.Russia’s conga line through Crimea has left many of us scratching our heads. The online site Mashable offers nine basic questions, and answers. That story, plus a look at an Indian grocery store’s social media marketing plan gone wrong and the music inspiring Venezuela’s protesters.
A Frontline documentary exposes the Vatican’s ‘secrets’ under Pope Benedict
Frontline’s new documentary, “Secrets of the Vatican,” uses leaked documents and interviews to expose turmoil, corruption and abuse in the final year of Pope Benedict’s papacy. It’s a legacy that Pope Francis is now trying to overcome.