US report that 300 priests abused at least 1,000 kids builds pressure for Catholic church accountability
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A US report revealing that 300 priests…
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Pennsylvania report lists more than 300 ‘predator’ priests who abused more than 1,000 kids
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- More than 300 "predator" priests in Pennsylvania…
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32 Fulani civilians killed in Mali attack: local group
BAMAKO, Mali (AFP)--At least 32 civilians were killed and 10 are missing following an attack in central Mali, believed to have been…
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Vatican jails Italian priest for child porn
A Vatican court on Saturday jailed for five years an Italian priest who worked as a diplomat for the See…
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French priest suspended after slapping baby during baptism
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A French Catholic priest was suspended Friday after a video of him smacking a crying…
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Chile authorities raid sites linked to church sex abuse
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Police on Wednesday seized church files in raids in Santiago and Rancagua, as the Catholic…
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New group hopes to end Catholic church child abuse
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Child abuse victims and human rights activists from 15 countries on Thursday launched a new…
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Bishop steps down from anti-sex abuse board in Chile
by Miguel Sanchez Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chile's Catholic church took another blow on Saturday as the bishop…
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All Chilean bishops quit over child abuse scandal: spokesman
VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Thirty-four Chilean bishops announced their resignation Friday over a child sex abuse scandal within the…
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Rundown of sex abuse within the Catholic church
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell on Tuesday became the highest-ranked Catholic ever to be sent…
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Canada presses pope over apology to indigenous communities
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada is pressing Catholic pope Francis to apologize to children who were plucked from indigenous communities…
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Pope Francis admits ‘grave errors’ in Chile sex abuse scandal
VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -- Pope Francis admitted Wednesday he had made "grave mistakes in the assessment and…
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