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Man Urinates on St. Peter’s Altar During Mass, Vatican Says Suspect Has Serious Mental Disability

The case now rests with Italian authorities, prompting renewed scrutiny of security at St. Peter’s.

Chicago Archdiocese Reports Abuse Allegation Against Visiting Mexican Priest

Clergy Abuse Survivor Presses Pope Leo XIV in Chicago for Canon Law Reforms