Vatican assembly set to vote on whether to recommend allowing married men to join priesthood
by Catherine MARCIANO Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Catholic bishops gathered at a special Vatican assembly will vote…
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Catholic Church’s Pope Francis accepts resignation of New York bishop after sex abuse claims
Catholic Church's Pope Francis officially accepted on Thursday the resignation of New York's Bishop John Jenik, who has been…
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Priest shortage in Amazon eroding Catholic influence, warns bishops in Brazil and Peru
by Allison Jackson, with Valeria Pacheco in Puerto Maldonado, Peru Agence France Presse ITAITUBA, Brazil (AFP) -- A shortage…
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France’s Catholic child abuse probe flooded with messages
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A commission set up by the French Catholic Church to investigate allegations of child sex…
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Pence says US to press religious freedom in North Korea
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFP) -- Vice President Mike Pence vowed Thursday to press North Korea to respect freedom of religion,…
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Commission into French Catholic Church sex abuse claims opens
PARIS, France (AFP) -- An independent commission set up by the French Catholic Church to look at allegations of…
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US Catholic abuse victims sue Vatican to name predatory priests
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Five Americans who say they were sexually molested by Catholic priests filed a lawsuit…
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Catholic Church’s Pope Francis changes Church law to make reporting sex abuse obligatory
by Ella IDE Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Catholic Church's Pope Francis on Thursday passed a landmark…
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Judge orders psychiatric test for Christchurch shooting suspect
by Chris Foley Agence France Presse CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- The man accused of shooting dead 50 Muslim…
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Christchurch accused to face 50 murder charges
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- The man accused of attacking two mosques in Christchurch last month will face 50…
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Diplomats, activists decry Chinese ‘threats’ at UN rights council
by Nina Larson Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Diplomats and activists on Monday denounced intense Chinese lobbying,…
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Pope promises ‘healing’ of Catholic Church amid sex abuse scandal, admits guilty priests had not been punished
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Pope Francis said a process of "healing" had started within the Catholic Church in the…
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