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Pope Francis: peacemaker and game-changer

SincetakingchargeoftheRomanCatholicChurchinMarch2013,PopeFrancishastransformedperceptionsofaninstitutionbesetbyscandalsandplaguedbyself-doubt.Thesexabusescandal

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Charlotte Church reveals she has lost her baby

CharlotteChurchhasannouncedonTwitterthatshehaslostherunbornbaby.ThesingersaidthatsheandherpartnerJonathanPowellweregrievingtogetherasafamily.Shewrote:"Charlotte

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China hopes for better Vatican ties

Religious affairs official says dialogue can lessen divisions, but certain conditions must be met

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Death toll in Nigeria's church building collapse exceeds 100

Death toll in the collapsed Church building in Uyo, capital of southeast Nigeria's Akwa Ibom State on Saturday has risen beyond 100, as casualty figures are being collated from various health facilities, health officials told Xinhua here on Sunday.

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Chinese Catholics split over cardinal's article about China-Vatican negotiations

After decades of waiting and negotiations, a top Roman Catholic Church leader has publicly announced that the long-running Sino-Vatican dialogue has finally made some progress on critical issues that have held ties back.

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Pope Francis names commission to study female deacons

Pope Francis on Tuesday (Aug 2) appointed a special commission to study the possibility of women becoming deacons in a potentially historic opening on a vexed issue for the Catholic Church.

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Church of England enacts historic legislation for women bishops

​The Church of England on Monday officially enacted legislation to enable women to be ordained as bishops in the church.