As the Archdiocese of St. Louis released a list of names of archdiocesan clergy with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor July 26, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson acknowledged that seeing the names “will be painful” and publishing them “will not change the past.”
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Agencies ‘appalled’ by reports U.S. could end refugee admissions
Bishop Vasquez ended his statement referring to Pope Francis’ words that “we must work for ‘globalization of solidarity’ with refugees, not a globalization of indifference.”
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Msgr. Kozar of CNEWA called a journalism ‘champion’ who sets standard for publishers
Msgr. John Kozar, president of Catholic Near East Welfare Association, and publisher of CNEWA’s ONE magazine, is the 2019 winner of the Catholic Press Association’s Bishop John England Award.
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Washington’s new archbishop wants to heal ‘anger at the failure of leadership’
The “first and most important thing” is “getting out in the field and meeting the people,” Archbishop Gregory said.
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Police execute search warrant at Catholic Diocese of Dallas
Police searched the offices of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas on Wednesday after an investigation into child sexual abuse allegations against a former priest uncovered claims against others, a police commander said.
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Professor of social work: After 2018 crisis, our culture has shifted
“We need to address prevention by helping children to learn simultaneously — how do you keep yourself safe from others while learning to manage yourself?”
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Child sex abuse is ‘a serious and pervasive’ issue in U.S.
In a new series on child sexual abuse called “Children at Risk,” the Catholic News Service reports on how extensive the abuse is in the United States and particularly in the Catholic Church.
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Archbishop urges ‘renewed vigor’ to protect life, stop ‘evil’ of abortion
“Abortion has always been built on a lie. Today, the lie is switching from ‘abortion is a choice’ to ‘abortion is health care,'” said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas.
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Bishops urge bipartisan plan to stop shutdown, protect ‘vulnerable’ groups
The U. S. Conference of Catholic bishops in a statement issued on January 20, 2019, urged President Trump and the Congress to come to an agreement to end the government shutdown which is hurting many people.
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Marchers urged to stand strong, fight for life with ‘compassion, hope’
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Those who stand up for the dignity of life in all its stages and want to see this respect for all life enshrined once again in U.S. law have a friend in the Pence family and the Trump administration, Vice President Mike Pence told the March for Life crowd on the National […]