Nicole Winfield
Nicole Winfield is an author at Religion News Service.
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Vatican reports income boost in charitable fund, even as donations dip following financial scandals
By Nicole Winfield — July 3, 2023
(AP) — The Vatican on Friday reported that the pope's charitable fund, Peter's Pence, doubled its income in 2022 to more than $166 million, even as donations dipped slightly following years of scandal over financial mismanagement at the Holy See.
Embattled Tennessee bishop resigns after priest complaints, abuse-related lawsuits
By Travis Loller and Nicole Winfield — June 27, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, the Most Reverend Shelton Fabre, was named temporary administrator to run the diocese until a new bishop is installed.
Pope’s peace envoy arrives in Moscow after the short-lived Wagner rebellion
By Nicole Winfield — June 27, 2023
ROME (AP) — It follows Zuppi's visit to Kyiv earlier this month, which the Vatican described as an initiative to try to find paths of peace.
Jesuits expel prominent priest after allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse
By Nicole Winfield — June 15, 2023
ROME (AP) — The Jesuits acknowledged he had been accused by several women of sexual, spiritual, and psychological abuses over a 30-year period.
Vatican questions how priest moved $17 million meant for missionary work into investment fund
By Nicole Winfield — May 31, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has asked aides to get to the bottom of how at least $17 million was transferred from the Vatican’s U.S.-based missionary fundraising coffers into an impact investing vehicle run by a priest.
New head of Vatican charity Caritas looks to future after papal firings
By Nicole Winfield — May 17, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — 'I know the past is there, but we really haven’t dwelt on it', Dutton said, referring to the sudden dismissal of his predecessor by the pope. 'We’ve been trying to look now to the future.'
Catholic, Coptic Orthodox popes offer joint Vatican blessing
By Nicole Winfield — May 10, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tawadros, the Coptic Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt, joined Francis on the stage for the entirety of Francis’ weekly general audience.
Ousted Caritas chief denounces Vatican ‘power grab’
By Nicole Winfield — May 9, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — As the organization readies to elect his successor, the deposed chief of the Catholic aid group broke his silence, saying the Vatican’s decision to fire 'discredited the church and one of its jewels'.
Pope seeks to encourage abuse prevention board amid turmoil
By Nicole Winfield — May 8, 2023
ROME (AP) —The move follows weeks of turmoil sparked by the latest resignation of a founding member.
Ancient Knights of Malta get their 1st non-aristocratic head
By Nicole Winfield — May 5, 2023
ROME (AP) — John Dunlap was born in Ottawa and practices law in New York. He found his vocation to the Knights in the 1980s while volunteering with AIDS patients at the Cardinal Cooke Medical Center in Harlem, where he has continued to volunteer.
Vatican No 2 confirms Russia-Ukraine peace mission plans
By Nicole Winfield — May 5, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Holy See's No. 2 official confirmed Wednesday (May 5) the existence of a Vatican peace “mission” to try to end Russia's war in Ukraine, days after Pope Francis raised eyebrows with an offhand revelation of a secret operation that was already underway.
Pope speaks of secret peace ‘mission,’ help for Ukraine kids
By Nicole Winfield — May 2, 2023
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — 'There’s a mission that’s not public that’s underway; when it’s public I’ll talk about it', the pope said.
Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts
By Nicole Winfield — May 2, 2023
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — “The Seventh Commandment comes to mind: If you steal something you have to give it back,” Francis said during an airborne press conference en route home from Hungary.
Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine
By Nicole Winfield — March 30, 2023
(AP) — The Vatican said the papal documents had been “manipulated” for political purposes by colonial powers “to justify immoral acts against Indigenous peoples that were carried out, at times, without opposition from ecclesial authorities.”
Pope Francis at 10 years: A reformer’s learning curve
By Nicole Winfield — March 13, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The pope who once envisioned a papacy of 'two or three' years shows no signs of slowing down.
