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Pope Francis demotes archbishop who called same-sex unions a ‘sin’

Pope Francis condemned so-called “cancel culture” during his annual address to the Vatican’s Diplomatic Corps. Speaking before diplomats from 183 countries accredited to the Holy See, and without a hint of irony, Pope Francis described cancel culture as “a form of ideological…

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Out diplomat Rufus Gifford sworn into prestigious DOS role

Rufus Gifford was sworn in as the Chief of Protocol this week, along with 30 other ambassador appointees in the Biden administration. Gifford, the former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark during President Barack Obama’s second term in office, is returning to the…