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French bishops hold day of prayers for victims of sex abuse
- Nov 7, 2016
Gathered in Lourdes for a plenary assembly, the Catholic bishops of France are holding a day of prayers and fasting for victims of sex abuse within the Catholic Church. The bishops prayed on Monday “for forgiveness for the sins committed by clergy members.”

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British cardinal says ‘faith is strong’ among Gaza’s Christians
- Nov 6, 2016
Cardinal Vincent Nichols on Sunday praised Gaza’s Christians, whose numbers have dwindled during a decade of Hamas rule and an Israeli-Egyptian blockade, saying, “There have always been Christians here. Their numbers are small, but I believe their faith is strong.”

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Pope urges rehabilitation, clemency for prisoners
- Nov 6, 2016
Francis has made it a mission of his papacy to encourage greater compassion for prisoners. He has also urged governments to consider granting a Holy Year amnesty to prisoners, to find alternatives to incarceration and, at the very least, to abolish the death penalty.

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Romania debates referendum to ban gay marriage
- Nov 4, 2016
Two Romanian senators submitted a draft bill on Thursday calling for a referendum on changing the constitution to specify that marriage is a union between a man and a woman, after a petition signed by almost 3 million people, but the party leader is asking them to stand down.

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Diocese slams bulletin insert saying voting Democratic risks Hell
- Nov 3, 2016
A newsletter from a San Diego Catholic church that doubles as an election polling site has warned parishioners that they risk going to hell if they vote for Democrats, but the diocese said Wednesday that the messages don’t reflect Catholic teaching and are inappropriate.

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Dioceses on US/Mexico border to hold Mass for migrants
- Nov 3, 2016
The dioceses of El Paso, Las Cruces, and Ciudad Juarez are slated Saturday to celebrate Mass at a Rio Grande levee and call for immigrant rights, expressing the idea that “A border doesn’t have to be a place of threat … It can also be a place of encounter.”

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French bishops hold day of prayers for victims of sex abuse