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Aug282018 by adminNo Comments
Pope Francis reportedly has no intention of resigning

Pope Francis reportedly has no intention of resigning

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Pope Francis has no intention of stepping down as he fights accusations that he protected a former archbishop accused of sexual abuse, Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing “close associates” of the pope. The pontiff was “embittered” by a letter written by the Vatican’s former ambassador to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, in which the former diplomat accused the pope and his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, of knowing of abuse allegedly carried out by the former archbishop in Washington, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the associates said, according to ANSA. But, they said, Francis, 81, "is not thinking about resignation,” ANSA reported. Vigano wrote that Francis and Benedict knew that McCarrick -- who resigned as a cardinal in Ju...
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Mar12018 by adminNo Comments
US ambassador to Mexico resigning in another big loss for State Department

US ambassador to Mexico resigning in another big loss for State Department

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The U.S. ambassador to Mexico is retiring amid tense relations between the two countries - another loss of a senior American diplomat. Amb. Roberta Jacobson announced on Twitter that after 31 years of government service, she is leaving in May. A State Department official told ABC News she is resigning her position and will retire from the civil service shortly thereafter. It's another loss of a top diplomat for the State Department - the second this week after U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Joseph Yun announced on Tuesday his sudden retirement. Her departure also comes at a pivotal moment for U.S.-Mexico relations, with the seventh round of NAFTA talks underway this week and Mexican concern over new steel tariffs just announced by the White House. Tensions are high over P...
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