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Five Takeaways From the Vatican’s Explosive McCarrick Report
On Tuesday the Vatican released a massive report investigating how Theodore E. McCarrick, a disgraced former cardinal and archbishop of Washington, rose to the heights…
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Opinion | Theodore McCarrick’s Human Sacrifices
Since accusations of sexual misconduct with boys and young men culminated in the former archbishop Theodore McCarrick’s dramatic resignation as a cardinal in 2018 and…
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Pope meets acquitted Australian cardinal Pell
VATICAN CITY (AFP) – Pope Francis met with Australian Cardinal George Pell on Monday (Oct 12) for the first time since he was jailed –…
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Belleville, Ont., church offers livestreamed mass, drive-up confessions during COVID-19
Since the implementation of quarantine regulations in Canada, there haven’t been many aspects of life that remain unaffected. That includes going to church. Father Richard…
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Coronavirus: Catholic Church to continue to suspend masses indefinitely
SINGAPORE – Public mass for Catholics here will remain suspended in order to minimise the risk of coronavirus spread, said the Archbishop of Singapore William…
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Cardinal Pell's final appeal against child sex conviction opens
CANBERRA (AFP) – Lawyers for disgraced Cardinal George Pell claimed the senior cleric’s conviction for child sex abuse was based on “improbabilities”, as they launched…
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German Catholic Church, Rich and Liberal, Debates Sex, Celibacy and Women’s Roles
BERLIN — The Roman Catholic Church in Germany has a split identity. At home, attendance is falling and many Germans say they regard the church’s…
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Group calls for Canadian bishops to release names of clergy accused of abuse
A group of survivors of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has called for Canadian bishops to follow in the footsteps of some American counterparts…
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China ordains first bishop after Vatican deal
BEIJING (AFP) – China has ordained its first bishop since reaching an agreement with the Catholic Church intended to encourage a rapprochement between Beijing and…
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Pope Replaces Chilean Cardinal Accused of Sexual Abuse Cover-Up
Pope Francis on Saturday replaced Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, the embattled archbishop of Santiago, Chile, after he became embroiled in the country’s spiraling sex abuse and…
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More US Catholics are considering leaving the church over the sex abuse crisis, poll says
WASHINGTON (THE WASHINGTON POST) – The percent of US Catholics who say the clergy sex abuse crisis has them questioning whether to leave the faith…
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French cardinal Barbarin convicted over sex abuse cover-up
LYON, FRANCE (AFP) – The archbishop of Lyon, the most senior French Catholic cleric caught up in the paedophilia scandals that have rocked the church,…
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Footage emerges of police confronting disgraced Australian cardinal Pell over sexual abuse
SYDNEY (AFP) – The first video has emerged of police confronting disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell in 2016 with allegations he sexually abused two choir…
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