Nicole Winfield
Nicole Winfield is an author at Religion News Service.
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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.
Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders denounce anti-gay laws
By Nicole Winfield — February 6, 2023
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — The three Christian leaders spoke on LGBTQ rights during an unprecedented joint airborne news conference Sunday.
Pope accuses critics of exploiting Pope Benedict XVI’s death
By Nicole Winfield — February 6, 2023
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis accused some of his critics Sunday of taking advantage of retired Pope Benedict XVI’s death.
Pope urges Congo youth to reject corruption and they respond
By Jean-yves Kamale, Nicole Winfield, and Christina Malkia — February 2, 2023
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Deafening cheers and chants greeted Francis on his last full day in Congo as he joined tens of thousands of young people at the Martyrs’ Stadium in the capital, Kinshasa. The Vatican said more than 65,000 people attended.
The AP Interview: Pope says homosexuality not a crime
By Nicole Winfield — January 25, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Declaring such laws 'unjust,' Francis said the Catholic Church can and should work to put an end to them.
‘Catastrophe’: Cardinal Pell’s secret memo blasts Francis
By Nicole Winfield — January 12, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Pope Francis will deliver a final send-off for Cardinal George Pell at a funeral Mass on Saturday, the Vatican said, as revelations emerge of the Australian prelate’s growing concern about what he considered the “disaster” and “catastrophe” of the papacy under Francis.
German cardinal guards Benedict’s intellectual legacy
By Nicole Winfield — January 5, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Benedict entrusted his life’s theological works to Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, who has spent nearly two decades organizing them in a 16-volume, 25,000-page opus along the lines of Thomas Aquinas’ 'Summa Theologica.'
Benedict’s resignation sparked calls for retirement protocol
By Nicole Winfield — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — For a church that prides itself on unity and believes in the singular primacy of the pope, any confusion over who’s really in charge is not a small thing.
Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’
By Nicole Winfield — December 29, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The diocese of Rome scheduled a special Mass in honor of Benedict on Friday at St. John Lateran.
Anti-abortion priest Pavone defrocked for blasphemous posts
By Nicole Winfield — December 19, 2022
(RNS) — In a tweet Sunday, Pavone sounded defiant, comparing his fate to that of the unborn.
Jesuit case underscores secrecy, leniency for abuse of women
By Nicole Winfield — December 15, 2022
ROME (AP) — While the Jesuits barred Rupnik from hearing confessions or giving spiritual direction, the restrictions on his ministry did not prevent him from celebrating Mass or preaching.
Vatican cardinal sues for defamation in Quebec assault claim
By Nicole Winfield — December 14, 2022
ROME (AP) — Ouellet’s countersuit, filed Tuesday in the Superior Court in Quebec, repeats the cardinal’s firm denial and says he has no recollection of meeting his accuser.
Pope on Mexican feast day sympathizes with migrant caravans
By Nicole Winfield — December 13, 2022
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis sympathized Monday with the caravans of Latin Americans “seeking freedom and well-being” in the U.S. as he celebrated a major feast day dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe with a Mass.
Pope reschedules Congo, South Sudan trip for Jan. 31-Feb. 5
By Nicole Winfield and Deng Machol — December 2, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The trip will not include a stop in Congo’s conflict-ravaged east, but will fulfill a years-long wish to accompany other Christian leaders to the young nation of South Sudan.
