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- Pope issues sweeping reforms to combat church-related sexual abuse & cover-ups
The Vatican has issued new universal norms for handling sexual abuse cases, designed to protect victims and hold bishops accountable for cover-ups. Every diocese will now be required to have a transparent reporting system.May 9, 2019 13:17World News - ‘Ice curtain’ cometh: Pope warns of ‘demographic winter’ in Europe as low birth rates bitePope Francis has issued dire warnings about Europe’s future, lamenting low birth rates and emigration which have caused an “ice curtain” to fall between the continent’s rich and poor states.May 5, 2019 14:42World News
- ‘Trolling Trump’? Pope donates $500k to help migrants trying to reach USIn a move that many have interpreted as a shot across the bow of US President Donald Trump, Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to help Central American migrants stranded in Mexico as they try to reach America.Apr 28, 2019 08:31World News
- Kneeling Pope kisses South Sudanese leaders’ feet during plea for peace (PHOTOS, VIDEO)During a two-day retreat at the Vatican, Pope Francis stunned visiting dignitaries and onlookers alike with a grand gesture of humility by kneeling down to kiss the feet of South Sudan’s formerly warring leaders.Apr 12, 2019 09:26World News
- 'The Pope is right - Ronaldo is God': Piers Morgan takes sides in football's GOAT debateCelebrity provocateur Piers Morgan has given his typically sarcastic response to Pope Francis' comments that Lionel Messi is in fact not God, by agreeing that he isn't, instead saying that title belongs to rival Cristiano Ronaldo.Apr 2, 2019 14:00Sport News
- ‘Builders of walls become prisoners’: Pope Francis knocks Trump’s plans for border barrierPope Francis warned leaders who want to erect barriers to keep migrants out that they “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build.”Apr 1, 2019 16:50USA News
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