Tag: Vatican
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Vatican expels Sodality of Christian Life founder
By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 18:30 pm Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo, founder of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (Sodality of Christian Life) and accused of committing sexual abuse, has been expelled from the organization by decision of the Vatican, the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference announced. In an Aug. 14 statement posted on…
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Vatican Court president under investigation for alleged complicity with Sicilian Mafia
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 6, 2024 / 17:35 pm The president of the Vatican Court, Giuseppe Pignatone, is under investigation by the Italian judiciary for allegedly collaborating with the Mafia in the early 1990s. Pignatone, 75, is known for his extensive career in the justice system. He was also deputy prosecutor for…
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Vatican deplores Olympic ‘offense done to many Christians’
By Tina Dennelly CNA Staff, Aug 3, 2024 / 15:16 pm In response to the July 26 Paris Olympics opening ceremony that mocked the Last Supper — and after the French bishops and other Catholic and world leaders decried the display — the Vatican on Saturday issued a statement denouncing the scene. In a brief…