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Pope leads Holy Thursday service in Vatican basilica

Pope Francis has begun the first of two major Holy Thursday ceremonies

The Independent UK

Gabriele Amorth conducted over 60,000 exorcisms and believed Hitler was possessed. Meet the man who inspired The Pope’s Exorcist

Father Gabriele Amorth (1925-2016) was undoubtedly the most famous Catholic exorcist of the modern era. By his account, Amorth performed at least 60,000 exorcisms during the course of his ministry, sparking a renewed interest for exorcism within Catholicism.

The Conversation

Russell Crowe goes to the dark side in frightening biopic

Oscar-winner Russell Crowe returns to Rome, leaving the Colosseum and heads across town to the Vatican, where he plays Father Gabriele Amorth

The New Daily

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Papal succession: the cardinals in the running to be the next pope

The struggle for control of the Catholic Church is intensifying behind the scenes, as potential successors to Pope Francis begin manoeuvring into position amid talk he could soon step down.

The Week

Vatican says China has unilaterally appointed bishop to Shanghai

Chinese authorities have appointed a new bishop to Shanghai, the Vatican said on Tuesday, in an apparent violation of a bilateral pact between the two states.

Reuters

Pope Francis has marked Palm Sunday in the Vatican square following his hospital stay

Pope Francis opened the celebration Mass in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, presiding at his first ceremony after his hospital stay for bronchitis.

WEKU

Rebounding Pope Francis begins Palm Sunday Mass at Vatican

Pope Francis has opened the celebration of Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, presiding at his first ceremony after a hospital stay for bronchitis

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Pope Francis: ‘I'm still alive’

ROME: A jovial Pope Francis joked with well-wishers on Saturday as he left hospital after a three-night stay for bronchitis, and headed back to the Vatican to prepare for Christianity’s most important week.

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Pope jokes ‘I’m still alive’ as he leaves hospital after being treated for bronchitis

Francis, 86, was taken to hospital on Wednesday after complaining of breathing difficulties

The Independent UK

Pope jokes 'I'm still alive' as he leaves hospital after three-day stay for bronchitis

Pope Francis, 86, hugged a couple whose five-year-old daughter died on Friday night and autographed a boy's arm cast as he left the hospital in Rome this morning

Daily Mirror

Pope Francis leaves hospital, saying 'I'm still alive'

Pope Francis left hospital and returned to the Vatican on Saturday after being treated for bronchitis, making light of his illness by saying: "I'm still alive you know".

Reuters

Vatican gives health update on Pope Francis as he's treated in hospital for bronchitis

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, in one of several updates on Friday, also said that Francis will be in St. Peter's Square for Palm Sunday Mass at the start of Holy Week

Daily Mirror

Lourdes shrine reviewing mosaics after Jesuit abuse claims

Officials at the Catholic shrine in Lourdes are mulling what to do with the French sanctuary's mosaics

The Independent UK

Apologies from Vatican, the Guardian aim to address racist pasts

The Vatican and the Guardian delivered separate apologies over their roles in colonialism.

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Pope Francis expected to leave hospital on Saturday after being admitted with chest infection

The pontiff is said to have had eaten pizza and read newspapers in hospital as his condition improves

The New Daily

Ailing Pope Francis aims to leave hospital in time for Easter rites

The Vatican is hoping Pope Francis will have recovered from his bout with a serious chest infection to preside over Easter services The Pope is set to be

The Independent UK

Vatican: Pope spends 2nd night 'serenely' in hospital

The Vatican says Pope Francis has spent his second night in a Rome hospital serenely as he receives antibiotics intravenously to treat bronchitis

Reason

Vatican Repudiates "Discovery Doctrine"

Last month, Chief Justice Marshall's opinion in Johnson v. McIntosh turned 200 years old. Most 1Ls read this case in property. In this canonical decision, Marshall explained that European explorers "acquired" land in the Americas pursuant to the discovery doctrine. Of course, indigenous people already resided on this territory, but…

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Pope Francis feeling better after night in hospital

Vatican officials say Pope Francis' condition is continually improving after being hospitalised for a respiratory infection.

The Independent UK

Vatican disavows decrees linked to seizure of Native lands

Responding to Indigenous demands, the Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery” -- papal documents from the 15th century that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands

Reuters

Pope Francis in much better health after antibiotics -statement

Pope Francis has seen a marked improvement in his health after receiving antibiotics for a bronchitis infection, the Vatican said on Thursday, a day after the pope was hospitalised with breathing difficulties.

WEKU

The Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' which was used to justify colonialism

The doctrine, with origins in the 15th century, was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people who had been living there.

Al Jazeera

Vatican rejects ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ justifying colonialism

After decades of demands by Indigenous people, Vatican ‘repudiates’ theories that backed colonial-era seizure of lands.

Evening Standard

Pope Francis’s health ‘gradually improving’ after hospital treatment

The pontiff was taken to hospital in Rome after complaining of breathing problems and chest pain

Reuters

Pope Francis: What do we know about his health problems?

While the Vatican has looked to play down worries over Pope Francis' health, his sudden hospitalisation has highlighted the 86-year-old pontiff's increasing frailty.

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