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Families from Syria, Afghanistan, Rwanda and Ukraine were in the Vatican auditorium to meet Pope Francis on Saturday. Source link

Catholics will on Monday be able to pay their respects in the Vatican to former pope Benedict, whose body will lie in state for three days at St Peter’s Basilica before his funeral. Source link

Ex-Pope Benedict, 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by scandal and mismanagement. Source link

In Francis’ Christmas greeting he reminded cardinals, bishops and priests they are not beyond reproach, and are, in fact, particularly vulnerable to evil. Source link

German bishop Georg Baetzing spoke at the end of a week of talks between Pope Francis and Vatican officials on one side, and Germany’s bishops on the other. Source link

A report of the Italian bishops’ conference had previously only covered complaints local churches received in the last two years: 89 victims and 68 accused. Source link

The 65-year-old American man is in custody after allegedly throwing one of the 2,000-year-old Roman busts on the floor then breaking another as he tried to flee. Source link

Beijing turns down Vatican’s ‘expression of availability’ because Chinese president’s schedule is full, according to source. Source link

Pope Francis elevated 20 more churchmen to the rank of cardinal, formally expanding those now eligible to vote for his successor in case he dies or resigns – the latter a step he has said he’d consider if the need arises. Source link

Francis has criticised Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Patriarch Kirill’s support for the war, telling an Italian newspaper in May that the patriarch shouldn’t become “Putin’s altar boy.” Source link