Pope apologizes for ‘evil’ of decades of abuse in Catholic-run residential schools in Canada
by Clement Melki and Amel Semmache Agence France Presse Pope Francis on Monday apologized for the "evil" inflicted on…
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More than 600 abuse victims in German diocese: report
At least 600 young people were documented as having been abused by Catholic priests in the German diocese of Muenster,…
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Attack on church in southwest Nigeria kills 21
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Gunmen who attacked a Catholic church on Sunday with explosives in southwest Nigeria killed at…
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Italy’s Catholic church orders child sex abuse study
by Clément MELKI Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- The new head of Italy's Catholic Church announced Friday a…
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US Southern Baptist church group releases list of alleged sex abusers
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the United States' largest Protestant denomination, published…
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One dead, four critically injured in California church shooting
LAGUNA WOODS, United States (AFP)-- One person was dead and four others in critical condition after a shooting at…
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US Catholic diocese agrees $87.5 million deal to settle sex abuse lawsuits
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A diocese in New Jersey has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle…
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US ex-bishop admits covering up 25 years of child sex abuse
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - A US association for victims of sexual abuse denounced Monday a former bishop in…
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Former Argentine bishop sentenced for sex abuse
ORAN, Argentina (AFP) -- A retired Argentine bishop seen as close to Catholic Church's Pope Francis was sentenced on…
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Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over sex abuse scandal
by Alice RITCHIE / Ella IDE Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Ex-pope Benedict XVI asked for forgiveness…
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Ex-pope Benedict under scrutiny in German child abuse probe
by Femke COLBORNE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A potentially explosive report into the handling of child…
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French Catholic Church to sell assets to settle sex abuse claims
by Karine PERRET Agence France Presse LOURDES, France (AFP) -- Catholic bishops in France agreed Monday to sell part…
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