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Cardinal Barbarin was convicted of a child sexual abuse cover-up. Pope Francis has rejected the offer of resignation by Cardinal Philippe Barbarin.[/tweetit] The former was convicted…
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Priests, nuns, and a few laypeople find their names included in the latest sexual abuse report. A 182-page report authored by Jeff Anderson and Associates, a…
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Bishops are praising the decision because they believe it doesn’t lower crime rates. California’s Catholic bishops welcomed Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 13 decision to impose…
Catholicism
The number of exit thinkers is at least 10 percent more than 2002. The results of a new Gallup poll published yesterday reveal an increasing number…
Catholicism
The previous Memphis bishop was forced to resign. New bishops were appointed to lead the dioceses of Fresno and Memphis and Los Angeles received a new…
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Pell claimed innocence from all accusations The Vatican hierarchy suffered another blow after Cardinal George Pell, the top financial adviser to Pope Francis and Vatican economy…
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The church has opposed the bill. California Democratic Senator from San Mateo, Jerry Hill, said he will negate all legal protections accorded to the Catholic “seal…
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Continuing scandals have eroded the credibility of the Catholic Church. The Vatican officials who met with 12 victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by Catholic clergy were…
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Priests have fathered children all over the world. Alessandro Gisotti, a spokesman for the Vatican, has acknowledged that the Holy See indeed has a secret guideline…
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The CWF has sent three documents to shore up the cause A few abuse victims will meet the organizers of the Pope Francis helmed summit scheduled…
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McCarrick cannot identify himself as a priest from now on The Vatican has indicted Theodore McCarrick, a former Cardinal, for sexual abuse.[/tweetit] McCarrick has been defrocked…
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The decline has outpaced German Catholics Germany is the birthplace of the Protestant Reformation but from the middle of the 20th century, the European nation has…