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## Catholic Church


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May 24, 2018  
## [Ireland's Abortion Debate Is No Longer About the Church](https://time.com/5288580/ireland-referendum-young-secular-abortion-laws/)  
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* ![Pope Francis greets the faithful as he arrives to celebrate](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f41d9a205dff253/6988e1d80a4a22645c9d0502/gettyimages-860245804.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 13, 2017  
## [Pope Francis Wants Church to Change Doctrine on Death Penalty](https://time.com/4980984/pope-francis-death-penalty-catholic-church/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
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* ![Catholic priest giving holy communion.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0d5593c8d264a6f/6988d5060a4a224ed69cefb6/gettyimages-629541867.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 10, 2017  
## [Vatican Says No to Gluten-Free Communion Wafers](https://time.com/4850893/vatican-gluten-free-eucharist-communion-wafers/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
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* ![Pope Meets President of Ruanda Paul Kagame](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae5212bb89d0eb3c/6988bf568fd2ee4f423563bb/gettyimages-655527480.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 22, 2017  
## [Pope Tells Youth to Resist 'False Reality' of Social Media](https://time.com/4708807/pope-francis-social-media-world-youth-day/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
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Mar 9, 2017  
## [Pope Francis Wants to Consider Ordaining Married Men as Priests](https://time.com/4697536/pope-francis-ordain-married-men-priests/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
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Nov 30, 2016  
## [Pope Francis Met Martin Scorsese to Discuss His New Movie About Priests](https://time.com/4585989/martin-scorsese-meets-pope-francis/)  
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## [How Pope Francis and Mother Teresa Are Linked](https://time.com/4470920/how-pope-francis-and-mother-teresa-are-linked/)  
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May 30, 2016  
## [Pope Francis Honors George And Amal Clooney For Charity Work](https://time.com/4351741/pope-francis-george-amal-clooney/)  
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Apr 13, 2016  
## [What Happened the First Time a Pope Visited a Synagogue](https://time.com/4280602/pope-john-paul-synagogue-visit/)  
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Apr 4, 2016  
## [Protesters Want Poland to Abandon Abortion Law](https://time.com/4280264/protesters-poland-outlaw-abortion/)  
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Feb 22, 2016  
## [Brazil Weighs Stiffer Abortion Penalties](https://time.com/4230975/brazil-abortion-laws-zika-outbreak/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Matt Sandy
* ![VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - 2016/02/02: Cardinals take part in a mass in St. Peter's Basilica for the 20th World Day of Consecrated Life of the Catholic Church at the Vatican. \(Photo by Giuseppe Ciccia/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt097e5b2211640a7b/69887d23ab6d77aa0e6a85f8/gettyimages-508079948.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 11, 2016  
## [Vatican Says Bishops Don't Have to Report Child-Sex Abuse](https://time.com/4216974/vatican-guidelines-sex-abuse-bishops-training/)  
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Nov 11, 2015  
## [Exclusive: Vatican Meets With U.S. LGBT Envoy](https://time.com/4108973/vatican-meets-with-u-s-state-departments-gay-and-lesbian-envoy/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
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Oct 7, 2015  
## [Pope Francis's Popularity Extends Beyond Catholics and Conservatives](https://time.com/4065186/pope-francis-liberal-democrat-approval/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
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