The Vatican prosecutor conceded procedural errors in his fraud and corruption investigation into the Holy See’s finances and offered to remedy them by essentially starting over, throwing the trial of 10 people into question.
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Pope Francis prays for victims of Catholic sex abuse in France
Pope Francis prayed for the tens of thousands of victims of clerical sexual abuse in France and urged the Catholic Church in the country to “undertake a path of redemption.”
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Report: 330,000 child victims of sex abuse in France’s Catholic Church
The 2,500-page document was issued as the Catholic Church in France, like in other countries, seeks to face up to shameful secrets that were long covered up.
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Most Swiss Guards comply with Vatican vaccine mandate, but three quit instead of getting shot
Three members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard have hung up their halberds rather than be vaccinated against COVID-19, and three others were temporarily suspended in early October as they were completing the vaccination cycle, the spokesman for the guards told a Swiss newspaper.
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Pope Francis calls for clemency for death row inmate Ernest Johnson
Pope Francis has joined the chorus of people calling on Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to grant clemency to a death row inmate who is set to be executed for killing three people during a 1994 convenience store robbery.
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3,000 child abusers have worked in the French Catholic Church, independent commission finds
An independent commission examining sex abuse within the Roman Catholic Church in France believes 3,000 child abusers—two-thirds of them priests—have worked in the church over the past 70 years.
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Church Militant sues Baltimore for canceling protest of bishops featuring Steve Bannon and Milo Yiannopoulos
Michigan-based St. Michael’s Media, also known as Church Militant, has challenged the city’s ruling in federal court, saying its First Amendment rights are being denied.
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San Francisco archbishop asks Catholics to fast and pray for Nancy Pelosi over her abortion stance
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco is asking “all Catholics and others of goodwill” to join a prayer and fasting campaign for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic Democrat who supports legal abortion.
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Pope Francis praises young climate activists (like Greta Thunberg) for ‘challenging the adult world’
But the pope also encouraged activists to help rebuild society’s “fabric of relationships” by working towards unity rather than division.
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Church Militant protest of U.S. bishops’ meeting canceled by city of Baltimore, citing fear of inciting violence
A media outlet seeking to stage a rally during a U.S. bishops’ meeting had their event canceled by city officials claiming the fringe group cheered on rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January.