Phil Saviano, a clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States, has died.
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Pope Francis: Don’t become a ‘sleepy Christian’ this Advent
Vigilance is an important aspect of Christian life because it prevents one’s spirituality from becoming mediocre and lazy, Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Paris archbishop over ‘ambiguous’ relations with a woman
Archbishop Michel Aupetit, 70, said that his behavior toward the unnamed woman “may have been ambiguous,” but had not extended to “an intimate relationship and sexual relations.”
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Archbishop: Ahmaud Arbery verdict does not bring him back but advances justice
“Let us use this moment to rededicate ourselves to the intentional, difficult and uncomfortable work of naming and eradicating systemic racism,” the Atlanta archbishop said in a statement Nov. 24.
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Joe Biden serves in a food kitchen before heading to Nantucket for family’s Thanksgiving tradition
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, helped a Washington food kitchen prepare Thanksgiving meals for the needy before they left town to resume their family tradition of spending the holiday on tiny Nantucket Island.
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After Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, faith leaders call for healing
“During times like these with severe division among people and the potential for social unrest, it is important for us to remember Jesus’ commandment to love one another,” Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki said.
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Pope Francis prays for the victims of deadly Waukesha Christmas parade attack
The pope “joins you in asking the Lord to bestow upon everyone the spiritual strength which triumphs over violence and overcomes evil with good,” said the message released Nov. 23.
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‘I just want to follow Jesus, and it’s not possible here’: New book uncovers abuse within women’s religious communities
“I can’t live in this situation anymore and I’m afraid of destroying my physical, psychological and spiritual health,” Sister Aleksandra says in “Veil of Silence,” by Salvatore Cernuzio.
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Wisconsin parishes pray for 5 killed and dozens injured, including a priest, after SUV plows through Christmas parade
“Among the injured are one of our Catholic priests, as well as multiple parishioners and Waukesha Catholic school children,” Sandra Peterson, communication director for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said.
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‘He left in peace’: Trappist monk, last survivor of the Algerian monastery massacre, dies at 97
Father Jean-Pierre Schumacher died 10 minutes after receiving the anointing of the sick at the start of a Mass for the feast of Christ of the King.