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Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday.

With Vatican In Turmoil Over Abuse Allegations, Questions Remain About What Pope Knew

2:43pm August 29, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

In the era of social media and the 24-hour news cycle, mudslinging between rival church factions is now occurring in the open. Key unanswered questions have emboldened some of the pope's critics.

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, shown with Pope Francis, has resigned from the College of Cardinals over sexual abuse allegations. An investigation found evidence he had abused a teenager 47 years ago.

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations

8:48pm July 28, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

McCarrick was a globe-trotting Washington power broker and one of the Vatican's highest officials. He faces multiple allegations of sexual abuse, misconduct and harassment.

Chile's National Prosecutor Jorge Abbott, center, leaves the Apostolic Nunciature after meeting with Archbishop Charles Scicluna in Santiago, Chile. Police raided Roman Catholic Church offices in two Chilean cities Wednesday looking for files related to a

Chilean Police Raid Offices Of Catholic Church In Sex Abuse Scandal

8:15am June 14, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

The raid came days after three bishops in Chile resigned over the church's decades-long sex abuse and coverup.

Bishop Juan Barros, long accused of helping to cover up a notorious sex abuse case in the Catholic Church in Chile, has resigned. He's seen here during Pope Francis's visit to Chile in January.

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation Of Bishop Juan Barros Over Chilean Abuse Scandal

9:53am June 11, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Bishop Juan Barros was accused of covering up the acts of a notorious abuser. Pope Francis enraged thousands of Catholics in Chile when he appointed Barros as bishop of Osorno in 2015.

Technicians attend a rehearsal of the show Universal Judgment: Michelangelo and the Secrets of the Sistine Chapel, directed by Marco Balich, on March 13 near the Vatican. The Vatican Museums, which house the Sistine Chapel, provided high-definition digita

The Sistine Chapel Gets Its Own High-Tech Spectacle, With Music By Sting

7:01am May 06, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Now there's a new spectacle where visitors can feast their eyes on every detail of Michelangelo's masterpieces, with high-definition projections, actors, acrobats and music.

Pope To World: Hell Does Exist

3:57pm March 30, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

An article by an avowed atheist quoted the pontiff allegedly saying, "Hell does not exist." That set social media aflame and now the Vatican is reminding believers that bad people go to a bad place.

Pope Francis spoke to the ambassadors to the Holy See at the Sistine Chapel on Monday.

How To Make The World A Better Place In 2018, According To Pope Francis

3:11pm January 09, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

He spoke about topics in the headlines but also voiced concerns about the risks of technology and the need to develop better drugs without worrying about profits.

The Vatican's diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C.

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Vatican Recalls Priest From D.C. Diplomatic Mission, Launches Child Porn Probe

5:07pm September 15, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The Vatican says the State Department alerted it last month that one of its diplomats may have broken a law "relating to child pornography images." The priest in question is now in Vatican City.

Marie Collins attends a press conference at the Vatican in May 2014. The prominent survivor of abuse by a priest has resigned her position on Pope Francis' commission to combat clerical sex abuse, citing her frustration with resistance from within the Vat

Survivor Quits Pope's Panel On Sex Abuse, Citing 'Shameful' Resistance

4:38pm March 01, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Marie Collins, who was the only survivor of abuse active on the panel, said Pope Francis was sincere in establishing the panel — but that others in the Vatican have refused to cooperate.

Anti-Pope Francis posters appeared in Rome last week, with a message in a Roman street dialect saying, "Hey, Frank, you took over Congregations, suspended priests, decapitated the Order of Malta and the Franciscans of The Immaculate, ignored Cardinals...

Steve Bannon Aligns With Vatican Hard-Liners Who Oppose Pope Francis

6:52pm February 08, 2017

by Sylvia Poggioli

Bannon has made common cause with those in the Vatican who resist the pope's liberal moves. Francis' supporters worry that after Trump's victory, the pope is a lonely progressive on the global stage.

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