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Pope Francis starts a trip on Tuesday to two fragile African nations often forgotten by the world, where protracted conflicts have left millions of refugees and displaced people grappling with hunger.

Like many others around the world, I watched the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI live on the internet. Before the service began, an unexpected announcement came over the loudspeakers requesting that members of the assembled crowd refrain from raising any banners or flags. Nevertheless, toward the end of the…

Maxwell’s accusers testified they found her famous connections both alluring and intimidating

Nearly four decades after 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi went missing, the Vatican opened its first official inquest into the case. Andrea Blanco explains her disappearance and asks, why now?

Nearly four decades after 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi went missing, the Vatican opened its first official inquest into the case. Andrea Blanco explains her disappearance and asks, why now?

The late conservative Australian Cardinal George Pell was the author of an anonymous memo condemning Pope Francis' papacy as a "catastrophe" where political correctness held sway while global wrongs were ignored, says the journalist who published it.

Un-redacted report released in 2020 revealed how archbishop failed to take proper steps to act on complaints about dangerous priests

The cardinal was smart and determined. His failure to uncover some of the worst cases of child sexual abuse by priests blights his reputation

George Pell was one of the most prominent religious figures in Australia over the past 50 years, rising from regional Victorian priest to become a senior figure at the Vatican. But he faced numerous controversies along the way.

Cardinal was acquitted on appeal of child sexual abuse charges but remained tarnished by his response to paedophile priests over decades

Emanuela Orlandi, who lived in the Vatican City as the daughter of an employee, was 15 years old when she went missing. The mystery of her case has gripped Italy for decades.