Nicole Winfield
Nicole Winfield is the Vatican correspondent for The Associated Press in Rome. She has covered three popes – John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis – travelling with them around the world and reporting on everything from the priestly sex abuse scandal to the church’s relations with Jews to Francis’ revolutionary papacy.
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Responding to Indigenous, Vatican Rejects Discovery Doctrine
A Vatican statement said the papal bulls, or decrees, “did not adequately reflect the equal dignity and rights of Indigenous peoples” and have never been considered expressions of the Catholic faith.
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Vatican: Benedict XVI Lucid, Stable, but Condition ‘Serious’
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday, a day after it revealed that the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated recently.
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Pope Reschedules Congo, South Sudan Trip for Jan. 31-Feb. 5
Pope Francis has rescheduled his delayed trip to Congo and South Sudan, cutting out a stop in Congo’s conflict-ravaged east but fulfilling a years-long wish to visit the young nation of South Sudan.
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Pope Links Plight of Ukrainians Today to Stalin’s ‘Genocide’
Pope Francis linked the suffering of Ukrainians now to the 1930s “genocide artificially caused by Stalin," when the Soviet leader was blamed for creating a man-made famine in Ukraine believed to have killed more than 3 million people.
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Vatican Says They’re Gifts; Indigenous Groups Want Them Back
The Vatican Museums are home to some of the most magnificent artworks in the world. But Indigenous groups from Canada question how some of the works were actually acquired and wonder what else may be in storage after decades of not being on public display.
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Pope Hails Families, Blasts ‘Culture of Waste’ After Roe
Pope Francis celebrated families Saturday and urged them to shun “selfish” decisions that are indifferent to life as he closed out a big Vatican rally a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion.
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New Italian Catholic Church Head Faces Demands for Abuse Inquiry
Pope Francis named Cardinal Matteo Zuppi as the new head of the Italian bishops conference, as the Italian Church comes under mounting pressure to confront its legacy of sexual abuse with an independent inquiry.
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Vatican Minister Visits Ukraine As Pope Toes Delicate Line
The Vatican’s foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, is heading to Kyiv this week as the Holy See seeks to balance its concern for Ukrainians amid Russia's war with its efforts to keep open a channel of dialogue with Moscow.
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