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Member says prudence, pastoral concern guided Medjugorje panel
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- May 19, 2017
A Servite priest and theologian who served on a papal commission investigating alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje has confirmed that the panel regarded the early appearances of Mary there as credible, but had doubts about later developments, in keeping with what Pope Francis recently said on the papal plane returning from a trip to Fatima.
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Coptic pope meets Dublin archbishop during Ireland visit
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- May 19, 2017
In a meeting with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin expressed his solidarity with the suffering of the Coptic community in reference to recent attacks by ISIS which have claimed more than 45 victims.
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After furor over remarks, DNC chair to meet with pro-life Dems’ head
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- May 18, 2017
Following his controversial comment saying that every Democrat should be pro-choice, Democratic National Committee chairman Thomas Perez will meet with the head of Democrats for Life of America, Kristen Day.
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Sydney archbishop on Cardinal Pell: Justice must run its course
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- May 18, 2017
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher said that “Justice must be left to run its course,” in a statement May 17 concerning decades-old abuse allegations against Cardinal George Pell, currently head of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy.
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Vatican official tells Hong Kong youths: Get involved in synod prep
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- May 18, 2017
During his first seven-day visit to two Chinese communities in East Asia, the secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops encouraged young Catholics in Hong Kong not to ignore the “opportunity to be involved” in the next Synod of Bishops dedicated to youth.
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Commission reportedly thought first seven Medjugorje visions were real
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- May 17, 2017
A commission established by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI recognized the first seven apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina as real. Pope Francis said during a press conference on his way back from Fatima that he did not give much credit to the most recent apparitions.
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