Pressure mounts on Catholic Church’s Pope Francis for tougher action on abuse scandals
by Catherine Marciano Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- With the Catholic Church rocked by a devastating US…
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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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11-year-old Thai bride returns from Malaysia after uproar
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- An 11-year-old child bride returned to Thailand this week following widespread outcry over her marriage to…
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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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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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Indian woman chess star boycotts Iran event over headscarf law
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- One of India's top women chess players has pulled out of an upcoming championship in…
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Catholic Pope’s envoys in Chile to ‘ask forgiveness’ over sex abuse
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- The Vatican's top abuse investigator arrived in Chile on Tuesday, a day after the Catholic Pope…
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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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Australian archbishop guilty of concealing child sex abuse
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An Australian archbishop was Tuesday found guilty of covering up child sex abuse in the 1970s…
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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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