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UN committee blasts Italy for complicity in Church’s abuse scandals
- Church in Europe
- Feb 12, 2019
A UN committee asked the Italian government to create an inquiry to examine all cases of sexual abuse of children by religious personnel of the Catholic Church.
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Coping with an era when it’s a church one day, a barbershop the next
- Church in Europe
- Nov 30, 2018
A growing number of churches will be used for profane purposes in the future, as secularism gains ground in western countries. A conference in Rome tackled the challenges and possibilities this might entail.
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Synod wrestles with how much emphasis to give abuse crisis
- Synod of Bishops on Youth, Vatican
- Oct 9, 2018
As the Oct. 3-28 Synod of Bishops enters its second week, differences have emerged over how much emphasis to give the Church’s clerical sexual abuse scandals.
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Satan is attacking bishops; they must fight with prayer, pope says
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Sep 11, 2018
Bishops must remember, particularly when under attack, that their role is to pray, be humble in knowing God chose them and remain close to the people, Pope Francis said in his morning homily.
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Sanctions, sex abuse and silence: A primer on the pope saga
- Associated Press, Vatican
- Sep 10, 2018
Two weeks after Pope Francis’s papacy was thrown into crisis by accusations that he covered up sexual misconduct by ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Francis has refused to respond, his accuser has changed his story and a host of new characters have entered the fray.
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Pope Francis says response to division should be silence, prayer
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- Sep 3, 2018
Pope Francis said Monday that to division and scandal the answer should be silence and prayer; and asked the Lord for the grace to discern when it is better to speak or to remain quiet.
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