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Cardinal Angelo Becciu speaks with journalists during a news conference in Rome in this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo. Vatican prosecutors continued their cross-examination May 18-19 of Cardinal Becciu in a Vatican trial focused on financial malfeasance and mismanagement.

At Vatican trial, cardinal says Pope Francis ordered auditor's ouster

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Questioned for 15 hours over two days in a Vatican courtroom, 73-year-old Cardinal Angelo Becciu insisted the "good of the Holy See" was the only motivation for every transaction or financial decision he was involved in when he worked in the Vatican Secretariat of State.

Paul McKenna, right, for more than 20 years has shared The Golden Rule poster to discuss unity among the various faiths. McKenna said that ultimately, regardless of faith, it is all about learning so much from each other.

World needs Golden Rule’s positive rays

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For more than 20 years, world religion teachers and interfaith leaders around the world have been using the Golden Rule poster as an entry point for discussions on faith and unity.

Pope Francis meets with new members of the Swiss Guard ahead of their swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican May 6, 2022.

Pope Francis tells Swiss Guard that Vatican City State is proud of their presence

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Meeting new recruits to the Swiss Guard, Pope Francis thanked the young men for their diligent and important work serving the successor of St. Peter every single day.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu is pictured during a news conference in Rome in this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo. Cardinal Becciu, the former prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, returned to the stand May 5 at the Vatican trial against him and nine defendants accused of several charges related to financial malfeasance and mismanagement.

Cardinal Becciu returns to testify at Vatican trial

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Taking the stand for a second time at his Vatican trial, Cardinal Angelo Becciu spent more than two hours reading a statement in which he claimed accusations of financial impropriety were an attempt to stain his reputation.

Pope Francis presents gifts to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow after the leaders signed a joint declaration during a meeting at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana in this Feb. 12, 2016, file photo.

Pope Francis tells Russian patriarch they are not 'clerics of the state'

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Warning that the Russian Orthodox patriarch should not "turn himself into Putin's altar boy," Pope Francis also said he would like to go to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin in an attempt to end the conflict in Ukraine.

Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors at the Vatican April 29, 2022. Also pictured is Sister Arina Gonslaves, vice-provincial of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, and Boston Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, commission president.

Pope Francis wants annual audit of church's safeguarding measures worldwide

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Pope Francis asked his safeguarding commission to provide an annual audit of what the church is doing to protect minors and what needs to change, as well as to urge bishops' conferences to set up special "centers" where victims can be heard and find accompaniment toward "healing and justice."

Pope Francis presents gifts to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow after the leaders signed a joint declaration during a meeting at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana in this Feb. 12, 2016, file photo. In an Easter message to Patriarch Kirill, the pope prayed that the Holy Spirit would "transform our hearts and make us true peacemakers, especially for war-torn Ukraine." Patriarch Kirill has been an outspoken supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.

In message to Russian patriarch, Pope Francis prays for end of war in Ukraine

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In an Easter message to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Pope Francis prayed that the Holy Spirit would "transform our hearts and make us true peacemakers, especially for war-torn Ukraine."

Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland, arrives for a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this June 28, 2018, file photo.

Vatican clears Polish Cardinal Dziwisz of abuse cover-up allegations

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The Vatican has wrapped up its own investigation and dismissed allegations that Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz had covered up cases of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy in his archdiocese.

April 17, 2022
Pope Francis greet the crowd during his Easter message and blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) delivered from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 17, 2022.

Christ's resurrection brings hope amid 'Easter of war,' Pope Francis says

The joy of Christ's resurrection is needed now more than ever in a time when war in Ukraine and other parts of the world makes the hope for peace seem like an illusion, Pope Francis said before giving his Easter blessing.

April 16, 2022
Pope Francis gives the homily as he attends the Easter Vigil celebrated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 16, 2022.

Risen Christ brings peace to broken world, Pope Francis says at Easter Vigil

The joy of Jesus' resurrection from the dead gives joy and strength to those who are called to bring peace, reconciliation and justice to the suffering and the downtrodden, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 15, 2022.

Papal preacher on Good Friday: Jesus calls everyone to repent, turn swords into plowshares

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Jesus invites everyone to repent and to turn swords into plowshares and missiles into factories and homes, the papal preacher said.

Pope Francis kisses the foot of an inmate after washing it during the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at a prison in Civitavecchia, Italy, April 14, 2022.

Before washing prisoners' feet, Pope Francis tells them God always forgives

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Before washing the feet of 12 inmates, Pope Francis told them and other prisoners that God never tires of forgiving anyone who asks.

Pope Francis leads the Good Friday Way of the Cross in Rome’s Colosseum April 19, 2019. People following the Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum this year will find a message of hope, including with a Russian and Ukrainian family carrying a cross together at the nighttime ceremony.

Way of the Cross finds hope in family

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People following the Stations of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum this year will find along the Via Dolorosa a message of hope, including with a Russian and Ukrainian family both carrying a cross together at the nighttime ceremony.

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