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Not So Innocent: Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe
Sizeable Jewish and Muslim communities lived across large swathes of medieval Western Europe. But all the Muslim communities and almost all the Jewish communities in polities that correspond to present-day England, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, and Spain were eradicated between 1064 and 1526. Most studies of ethnoreligious violence in Europe focus on communal, regional, and national political dynamics to explain its outbreak and variation. Recent scholarship shows how the Catholic Church in medieval Europe contributed to the long-term political development and the “rise of the West.”
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Pope accepts resignation of Polish bishop after gay orgy scandal in diocese
Vatican did not say why Grzegorz Kaszak was resigning, but priest from his diocese faced criminal investigation
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Pope says 'backward' U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology
Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church. He says they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.
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The Myth of the Papal Toilet Chair
Legend holds that newly elected popes in the Middle Ages had to present their genitals for inspection to confirm that they were male.
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Catholicism held my family in its sway for decades – but it hid from me a vital truth | Georgina Lawton
A secret at the heart of my life was never addressed. Then meeting a power-mad priest helped me realise this was no way to live, says writer Georgina Lawton
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Pope Francis puts stamp on Church future with new cardinals
Pope Francis on Sunday announced that he would elevate 21 churchmen to the high rank of cardinal, again putting his mark on the group that will one day choose his successor after his death or resignation.
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Revealed: New Orleans archdiocese concealed serial child molester for years
The last four Roman Catholic archbishops of New Orleans went to shocking lengths to conceal a confessed serial child molester who is still living but has never been prosecuted, a Guardian investigation has found.
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Martin Scorsese Meets Pope Francis, Announces Film About Jesus – Report
Martin Scorsese is on a post-Cannes tour of Italy where over the weekend the director, known for having a religious bent, met with Pope Francis and announced that he will make a film about Jesus. &…
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The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is shrinking
The importance of religion in the lives of Americans is on the decline. That's according to a new report from the Public Religion Research Institute.
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Church child sex abuse allegations from more than 600 victims detailed in new report
Alleged church sexual abuse of more than 600 children under the Baltimore Catholic Church detailed in new report from Maryland Attorney General.
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Pope John Paul II and pedophile priests becomes Poland’s top political issue
The country’s ruling party wants to convert reports that the pontiff turned a blind eye toward child abuse into electoral rocket fuel.
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Students, parents shocked to learn 12 Catholic schools to shut down by end of year
A dozen Catholic schools citywide are still feeling the consequences from the COVID pandemic. The issues have gotten so severe it's causing them to shut down by the end of the school year. Some other schools are only staying open because they're merging with others. "I'm sad," said 5th grader Alexa Garcia.
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Pope John Paul II covered up child abuse as cardinal in Poland, says report
The late Polish pope John Paul II knew about child abuse in Poland's Catholic church years before becoming pontiff and helped cover it up, private broadcaster TVN reported Sunday.
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Catholic church uses paedophile’s death to try to block NSW survivor’s lawsuit
Case is latest in series where church seeks to capitalise on landmark ruling that a priest’s death meant church could not receive a fair trial
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Pope: We must listen to Indigenous Peoples to address climate crisis
Meeting a group of Indigenous delegates attending the 6th Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples Forum, Pope Francis calls for the protection of their rights and highlights the crucial role of indigenous peoples in the fight against climate change.
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Is a Deceased Pope Tapped with a Silver Hammer to Verify He's Dead?
Does part of the process of determining that a Pope has died call for him to be tapped on the forehead with a silver hammer?
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In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XIV's legacy
In the United States, admirers of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI remembered him warmly for his theological prowess and devotion to traditional doctrine. However, some U.S. Catholics, on learning of his death Saturday , recalled him as an obstacle to progress in combating clergy sex abuse and expanding the role of women in the church.
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Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for fewer than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery within the walls of the Vatican where he passed away at 09:34 (08:34 GMT) on Saturday.
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Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
Benedict, who has died at his Vatican residence, became the first pope to resign for 600 years in 2013.
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Pope condemns human 'hunger for wealth and power' at Christmas Eve Mass
His comments at Christmas Eve Mass in the Vatican follow previous remarks about the war in Ukraine.
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