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- Aug 17, 2019
A novel contest for the future of an erstwhile papal 'oasis'

The Salesians have launched not a sale but a contest: They’ve hired a consulting firm to solicit ideas about a creative new use for a property in northern Italy used by Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI for their summer vacations.
- Crux in Argentina
- Aug 17, 2019
Argentina prelate says clerical abuse crisis 'just beginning' in pope's country

The Argentine bishop in charge of a commission to prevent clerical sexual abuse says the pope's native country is just beginning to come to grips with the issue.
- Church in UK and Ireland
- Aug 17, 2019
Catholic schools in Scottish capital face 'serious threat to identity'

A motion to remove the voting rights of religious representatives on education boards is “a serious threat to the identity” of Catholic schools in the Scottish capital, according to a spokesperson of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews & Edinburgh.
- Church in the US
- Aug 16, 2019
Clerical abuse scandal makes headlines this week across US

In addition to a tidal wave of clergy abuse related lawsuits this week, three U.S. bishops are under investigation.
- Church in the Americas
- Aug 17, 2019
Police in Brazil say woman falsely accused priest of sexual assault

Police in Brazil have questioned the account of a Venezuelan refugee in Brazil and her father, who have accused a military chaplain of raping her three times while she was being treated for cancer.

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