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Massachusetts horror: Around 1,000 children abused by 270 Catholic priests over decades

Investigative report published yesterday shocks with first comprehensive account of abuse cases and institutional failures that allowed the problem to spread

In Nicaea of Bithynia, Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Leo, 1,700 years after the Historic Council (live)

The two primates of Christianity are accompanied by the leaders of other Christian denominations present in Turkey

Putin telephones Pope Leo IV

The Russian president stressed that Kiev "seeks to escalate the conflict and engages in acts of sabotage"

In the Vatican, Patriarch Bartholomew met again with Pope Leo IV

The new pontiff and the Ecumenical Patriarch agreed to meet in Nice at the end of November, to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council

The secrets of the Conclave: Step by step the process of electing a new Pope

On 7 May the process for the election of the new Pontiff begins - All the ritual of the secret ballot in the Sistine Chapel, from "extra omnes" to white smoke and "habemus papam"

Who will be the successor of Pope Francis – The favorites, the outsiders & the challenges

Today the cardinals decide when the Conclave will be convened – The conservatives, the modernizers, and the ritual of the Sede Vacante

The glossary of the papal transition: From “Extra omnes” to “Habemus Papam”

From the certification of death and the popular pilgrimage to the election of the new Pope, each stage is governed by centuries-old traditions and strict Vatican procedures

Pope Francis: What the protocol foresees after the death of the Pontiff

Procedures from the time of death to the beginning of his succession - Some Vatican traditions date back to ancient Rome - The first Pope in a century to be buried outside the Vatican

Francis, the “Pope of the Poor”: His life as Jorge Mario Bergoglio and his work as pontiff

Pope Francis, who passed away today, focused on helping migrants, the persecuted, and the forgotten — His close ties with Patriarch Bartholomew and the criticism he faced

Pope Francis has died

He passed away at the age of 88 on Monday morning – His last public appearance was on Easter Sunday – Watch live footage from St. Peter's Square

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