Former nuns ‘married’ by excommunicated priest in Italy
Ceremony in Piedmont comes four months after introduction of same-sex civil union
Pope Francis to consider idea of women deacons
Pope questioned by leaders of women’s religious orders on exclusion of female deacons
Vatican’s financial watchdog reports ‘suspicious activities’ increase
Institution receives 544 reports of suspicious activities last year, says president Brülhart
Cardinal Pell: Church made ‘enormous mistakes’ over abuse
Pell’s evidence showed a man remarkably incurious about suspicions raised with him
Italian senate passes same-sex civil union Bill
Government comfortably wins confidence vote on complex legislation, by 173 to 71 votes
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