“The seminary is not a den of sexual misconduct fueled by excessive drinking,” the report on the investigation says.
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Britons return statue of the Virgin Mary to Argentina at Vatican
Pope Francis has appeared to wipe away tears during a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square for the return of a Virgin Mary statue from Britons to Argentina.
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Australian court upholds Cardinal George Pell’s child abuse convictions
Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on child sexual abuse charges was upheld by a 2-1 ruling of an Australian court of appeal.
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Priest donates $20,000 to coal miners whose company filed for bankruptcy
A priest in Kentucky handed out more than $20,000 on Monday to miners struggling to pay bills after the coal company they work for filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified
Pope Francis has approved a miracle bringing the late American Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen closer to sainthood.
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Indianapolis archbishop defends firing of teacher in gay marriage
Archbishop Charles Thompson said his orders for two Catholic high schools in the city to fire gay teachers was about upholding church teaching on same-sex marriage and not about sexual orientation.
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New Mexico Catholic youth group involved in deadly bus crash
Authorities on Monday were trying to determine what caused a bus carrying a New Mexico high school church group home from a weekend retreat in Denver to veer off the highway and crash, killing two people and injuring at least 13 others.
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Lebanon critiques Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan
Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Sunday that the country will not be “tempted” by money into giving up Palestinian rights, criticizing the Trump administration’s $50 billion investment proposal that comes as part of its recently unveiled Middle East peace plan.
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Notre-Dame to celebrate first Mass since April fire
Paris archbishop Michel Aupetit will be wearing a construction worker’s helmet in addition to his miter.
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Joe Biden says he no longer supports the Hyde Amendment
After two days of intense criticism, the Democratic presidential candidate reversed course Thursday.