The Holy Thursday ritual has become a hallmark of Francis’ papacy.
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Cardinal Pell abused my son, father testifies
The father testified in an Australian court against the cardinal.
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Australia’s Cardinal Pell blames inquiry for sex allegations
Pope Francis’ former finance minister was charged last year with offenses involving multiple complainants in his native Australia.
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Vatican special prosecutor changes plans, will interview Chile sex abuse victim in person
The Vatican’s sex-crimes expert is changing plans and will fly to New York to take in-person testimony from a Chilean sex-abuse victim whose pleas to be heard by Pope Francis were previously ignored.
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Senate rejects bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks
Three Democrats voted in favor of the bill, while two Republicans voted to reject it.
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In Christmas message, Pope Francis calls for two-state solution in Middle East
The pope took particular aim at areas of global tension where President Donald Trump is playing a critical role.
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Priest who used to be KKK member apologizes to victims 40 years later
Aitcheson wrote in a recent essay that the violence at the deadly white nationalist really in Charlottesville in August made him think about his actions with the Ku Klux Klan.
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Diocese warns students: Don’t kneel during national anthem
A Roman Catholic diocese that students and spectators cannot kneel or otherwise protest when the national anthem is played.
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Barbara Blaine, founder of abuse victims group SNAP, dies
Blaine founded SNAP in 1988, years after she was abused as an 8th grader by a Toledo, Ohio, priest who taught at the Catholic school she attended, according to the organization’s website. Her pleas for help to Toledo’s bishop were ignored. The group gained prominence in 2002 after the Boston Globe’s stories on the priest sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic Church.
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Vatican diplomat to the U.S. recalled amid child pornography investigation
A Vatican priest working in the Holy See’s embassy in Washington has been recalled after U.S. officials flagged possible violations of child pornography laws.