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Pope Benedict XVI on April 21, 2007, in Vigevano, Italy. / Credit: miqu77/Shutterstock

Pope Benedict’s Pectoral Cross Still Missing as Thief Faces Prison Sentence

May 8, 2024

Addressing the court, the defendant said he knew that he did not appear credible but promised that the cross “would come back to Traunstein.”

Bishop Mathew Remijio Adam of South Sudan's Wau Diocese whose residence was looted in a daytime theft on 9 May 2021. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishop’s Residence in Wau Diocese, South Sudan, Looted in Daytime Theft

May 14, 2021

The residence of the Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Wau Diocese was looted in a daytime theft last Sunday, the Vicar General of the South Sudanese Diocese confirmed earlier this week.

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Pope Benedict’s Pectoral Cross Still Missing as Thief Faces Prison Sentence

Catholic Bishop’s Residence in Wau Diocese, South Sudan, Looted in Daytime Theft

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