The Blessed Immaculate Virgin community in the Torvaianica neighborhood on Rome’s outskirts opened its doors to transgender people during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pope says he’ll slow down or retire: ‘You can change the pope’
Pope Francis says he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments.
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Catholic Church says sexual abuse allegations against Maine priest were unfounded
An investigation of the 2 allegations found that the abuse, which allegedly took place in the 1980s, ‘could not have occurred,’ the Portland Diocese said.
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After Supreme Court ruling, activists push prayer into schools
The fiercest advocates for church-state separation concede they were fighting an uphill battle even before the court’s ruling because many districts already tolerated prayers being said in school.
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Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada
The long-awaited apology opened Pope Francis’ weeklong ‘penitential pilgrimage’ to Canada.
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Pope lands in Canada, set for apologies to Indigenous groups
Indigenous groups are seeking more than just words, as they press for access to church archives, justice for the abusers, financial reparations and the return of Indigenous artifacts held by the Vatican Museums.
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Pope’s tour of Canada to apologize for Indigenous residential schools signals rethink of mission legacy
The weeklong visit that begins Sunday won’t be easy for the 85-year-old Francis or for survivors and their families.
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Indigenous Canadians wary, hopeful as pope prepares apology
Pope Francis will visit Monday to apologize for abuses in a system designed to sever Native children from their tribal, family and religious bonds.
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Episcopal bishop of Maine attending Anglican conference, but his husband was ‘expressly disinvited’
Bishop Thomas Brown’s spouse, Thomas Mousin, will be allowed to attend worship and the other public events. While he’s saddened by the conference’s decision, Mousin hopes his presence leads to conversations.
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Society Notebook: Portland congregation Etz Chaim toasts to 100 years
The synagogue, based in what’s now the Maine Jewish Museum building, has been through a lot of challenges and change since 1921.