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News and Analysis
New book, ‘In the Closet of the Vatican’, produces a toxic cloud of suspicion
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After 10 days of protest, Haiti steps back from the brink
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Pope Francis

Pope Francis presents 21-point “road map” to guide discussion at abuse summit

Pope Francis prayed that the Holy Spirit would “sustain” summit participants and “help us to turn this evil into an opportunity for awareness and purification.”
By Gerard O’Connell

Pope Francis at abuse summit opening: “Listen to the cry of the little ones”

Opening the Vatican summit on the clerical sexual abuse crisis, the pope said, “The holy people of God are watching and are awaiting from us not simple, predictable condemnations, but concrete and effective measures.”
By Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Vatican sex abuse summit: what you need to know
Daily news and analysis of the historic gathering of bishops from 130 countries for a summit on the protection of children
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The contrasting female protagonists in ‘The Wife’ and ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’

“The Wife” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” feature female protagonists with strongly contrasting stories.
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In Christian Wiman's new book, all easy answers about how spirituality informs the arts and vice versa are given fierce interrogation.
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Brandi Carlile’s Biblical imagination in ‘By the Way, I Forgive You’

What is there to gain from probing life’s wounds? Brandi Carlile has an answer in her new album.
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