Cardinal Claudio Hummes said instances of abuse by priests are “criminal facts that the church can never tolerate in any way.”
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U.S. Grants Haitians Protected Status
The designation will continue for the next 18 months, and people may apply immediately.
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Pope Benedict Visits Rome Synagogue
The pope responded to the widespread impression that Pope Pius XII did not do enough to speak out against the Holocaust.
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Approaching “Spiritual Death” Re “Weakened by Defense” (Editorial, 1/18): Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned that a nation that spends more on war than on meeting human needs is approaching spiritual death. Afghanistan war costs are budgeted at $65 billion for fiscal 2010. The
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Malaysian Catholic bishops called the escalation of violence against Christian churches in their country “worrisome and delicate.”
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As the Rescuers Depart, the Hard Work Continues in Haiti
The massive amount of aid pouring into the country is dwarfed by the overwhelming needs of people who lost their homes, families, jobs and possessions.
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Chaotic Conditions in Port-au-Prince Limit Rescue, Recovery
Relief agencies are preparing for “thousands and thousands” of dead and injured in the wake of the worst earthquake to strike Haiti in two centuries.
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U.S. Bishops Request Collections for Haiti
Archbishop Timothy Dolan said all the funds collected in New York would be routed through Catholic Relief Services.
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Stories of Hope, Sadness Emerge from Earthquake Ruins
“In all of this, we also hear the Haitian voices raised in song, praising God for being alive,” said Sister Mary Finnick.
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Arms Race, U.S. Inattention Promote Rising Tension
The United States’ lack of attention to a renewed arms race in Latin America has some international policy experts worried.