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Explained: What shall be placed inside Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's coffin?
•According to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, a one-page account of Pope Benedict's nearly eight-year papacy will be placed inside the coffin, along with items such as coins minted during his reign
Asia's highest-ranking cardinal granted permission to attend former Pope Benedict's funeral
•Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of Asia's highest-ranking Catholics, had his passport confiscated by authorities after he was arrested last May over a now-disbanded fund that helped pro-democracy protesters
Report on sexual abuse in German diocese faults retired pope Benedict XVI
•When the church abuse scandal first flared in Germany in 2010, attention swirled around another case, that of a pedophile priest whose transfer to Munich to undergo therapy was approved under Ratzinger in 1980
The Two Popes movie review: Anthony Hopkins-Jonathan Pryce Netflix film is a charming affirmation of faith
Rohininair •The Two Popes shows a Catholic Church at the crossroads, and the choices it must make to stay relevant to 1.2 billion people around the globe.
Vatican clarifies Pope's 'admission' on issue of 'sexual slavery' of nuns, says pontiff referred to power abuse, manipulation
•The Vatican on Wednesday clarified comments by Pope Francis about a case of what he called "sexual slavery" within a French congregation of nuns, saying he was referring to an abuse of power that was reflected in instances of sexual abuse.
Pope Francis knew about disgraced US cardinal Theodore McCarrick's sex abuse behaviour in 2013, claims ex-Vatican diplomat in letter
•The Vatican's retired ambassador to the United States accused senior Vatican officials of knowing as early as 2000 that the disgraced former archbishop of Washington, Theodore McCarrick, regularly invited seminarians into his bed but was made a cardinal regardless.
Despite popes' commitment, still much to do to stop paedophile priests: Vatican
Fp Archives •Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said "sensationalism" surrounding the Oscar-winning film Spotlight and hearings into an alleged cover-up of abuse by Cardinal George Pell in Rome had given the public the wrong impression.
Vatican bank shakeup expected as Pope Francis mulls reform
Fp Archives •It was this time last year that the top two managers at the Institute for Religious Works were forced out after a Vatican monsignor with millions deposited in the bank was arrested in an alleged money-smuggling plot.
Pope Francis presides over historic day of four popes
Fp Archives •Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints on Sunday before hundreds of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI.
Two living popes to honour two dead ones: All you need to know
Fp Archives •In a historic match-up of papacies past and present, Pope Francis and emeritus Pope Benedict XVI will honor Popes John XXIII and John Paul II in the first ever canonization of two popes.