In the first testimony ever given by a German Catholic bishop in a court case on abuse, Archbishop Stefan Hesse admitted having made mistakes in the case of an offending priest on trial.
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Texas Catholic church opened its door during hostage crisis at synagogue
As the tense hours of a Jan. 15 hostage standoff situation unfolded at Congregation Beth Israel, so too did an unbelievable manifestation of faith and community at nearby Good Shepherd Church.
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Notre Dame and Georgetown among schools sued over financial aid conspiracy
The University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University are among a group of 16 private educational institutions named in a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to fix student financial aid distribution formulas among them.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI provided 82 pages of information for upcoming clerical abuse report
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has provided extensive answers to lawyers’ questions concerning sexual abuse cases in the Munich archdiocese, a major German newspaper reported Friday.
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Polish diocese apologizes for asking if abuse victim is gay
A Catholic diocese in Poland apologized for having asked a court to determine whether a man who was sexually abused as a child by a priest is gay and whether the sexual contact may have consequently been pleasurable for him.
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Pope Francis: Parents who risk their lives for their families are heroes
In an interview with the Vatican’s media outlets, the pope focused on the theme of “paternity” and how St. Joseph is an important example for fathers, the church and families.
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Pope Francis’ music library contains nearly 2,000 CDs — including 25 by Elvis Presley
While the pope’s collection is mostly made up of classical music, it also includes a 25-disc collection of Elvis Presley’s Gospel songs.
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New Mexico archbishop: ‘Nuclear weapons are not the will of the nonviolent Jesus.’
In a new pastoral letter, Archbishop Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, urges the world to join “a renewed commitment to the cause of peace” with the goal of eliminating all global nuclear weapons.
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Pope Francis stopped by his favorite record store to say ‘hello’
Pope Francis took an evening ride in a white Fiat 500 to visit a record store he used to go to when in Rome as a cardinal.
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German bishop says gender-neutral language in synod documents would be ‘an unmistakable commitment to gender ideology’
Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer criticized the Synodal Path for postponing a debate on gender-neutral language.