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OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Pope Francis has declined to apologize for the abuse of indigenous Canadians at church-run boarding schools, drawing a polite rebuke Wednesday from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In an open letter, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote: “After carefully considering the request and extensive dialogue with the Bishops of Canada, (the Pope) felt that he could not personally respond.” At the same time, however, the pontiff encouraged bishops to engage […]
by Catherine MARCIANO Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Catholic Pope Francis will hold a closely watched meeting with members of Chile’s under-fire clergy on Tuesday, the first full day of his visit to a country whose church is beset by sex abuse scandals. He arrived in Santiago Monday night and was received by leftist President Michelle Bachelet — an agnostic who has faced down the conservative opposition, including from the church, to spearhead social […]
by Miguel Sanchez Agence France Presse Santiago, Chile (AFP) — Pope Francis arrives in Santiago on Monday at the beginning of a testing weeklong visit to Chile and Peru that aims to boost a flagging local Church hit by child sex abuse scandals. The pope is scheduled to arrive in Santiago at 8:10 pm (2310 GMT) on his first visit to Chile since becoming pope, and his sixth to Latin America. The 81-year-old Argentine […]
(Eagle News) — Catholic Church’s Pope Francis did not address directly the controversial sex abuse scandals confronting at least 80 priests in Chile, in his recent video message released by the Vatican ahead of his scheduled visit in Chile and Peru. Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, said that he would be conveying his message of peace and hope to both countries, which had been rocked by sexual abuse scandals involving Catholic priests and […]
by Angus Mackinnon Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Australia’s move to bring sexual assault charges against Cardinal George Pell is the latest chapter in a damaging saga of abuse that the Catholic church has struggled to draw a line under. Pell has been ordered to appear on July 18 before a Melbourne judge to answer unspecified multiple counts arising from his country’s extensive inquiry into decades of abuse in institutions dealing with children. […]
