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Luis Gerardo Vásquez Pimiento was the leader of Humane Colombia, formerly known as the Progressive Movement, a Colombian left-wing political movement and was buried upright in a shock move

Pope Francis regularly mentions the war in South Sudan. The Catholic Church is highly present in the country, whose independence only dates back to 2011, although just a third of the population is Catholic. The Catholic Church faces increasing competition from Protestant churches and traditional religions in South Sudan. Nevertheless,…

Pope Francis met with Catholic bishops during his last day in the Democratic Republic of Congo today, 3 February.

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As mourners paid their respects to Cardinal George Pell, survivors and protesters made their voices heard in a show of solidarity.

Pope Francis addressed a crowd of young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo today, 2 February, during his three-day visit to the country.

Police intervene to separate angry mourners from protesters holding signings condemning the cardinal to hell

George Pell accused of sexually abusing two choir boys as Archbishop of Melbourne

Hundreds of mourners packed into Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral for the funeral of Cardinal George Pell, while LGBT groups, as well as survivors of child sexual abuse, protested outside.

Forme PM Tony Abbott has remembered Cardinal George Pell as a "great hero" who had been "wronged in life" and endured a "modern crucifixion".

The body of Cardinal George Pell has been laid to rest today in St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, while activist groups highlight the Catholic Church's legacy of child abuse outside.