Bishop-designate Stephen Chow Sau-yan told Hong Kong media people must start with a sense of faith and not assume Beijing is the enemy, and he hoped for dialogue to develop a better understanding.
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Father Stan Swamy, 84-year-old Jesuit in Mumbai prison, may have Covid-19
Stan Swamy, S.J., the 84-year-old Indian priest and human rights activist who has been held in Taloja prison in Mumbai since October, is experiencing symptoms of Covid-19.
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New lawsuit alleges former Newark archbishop abused 5-year-old girl
An archbishop of Newark groomed a 5-year-old girl by delivering food to her struggling family and regularly babysitting her, then sexually abusing her on multiple occasions in the 1970s, a lawsuit alleges.
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Supreme Court to consider major rollback of abortion rights
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will decide whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb.
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John Kerry, the U.S. climate envoy, will meet with Pope Francis tomorrow
John Kerry, Biden’s special envoy for climate, gave a keynote address at the Vatican and will have a private meeting with Pope Francis.
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It’s time for our Catholic president to address the church’s sexual abuse scandal
For more than 25 years, the U.S. Catholic Church has been dealing with the horror of widespread clergy sex crimes and cover-ups. Yet U.S. abuse survivors have never received official acknowledgment of their pain by any federal official.
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Pope Francis: Countries with declining birthrates are ‘rich in resources but poor in hope’
The pope encouraged all government efforts for helping families’ real needs, saying, “if families are not the focus of the present, there will be no future.”
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Jesuit Father Kevin O’Brien, President of Santa Clara University, resigns due to inappropriate behavior
The 54-year-old priest said in a May 9 letter to the university community that based on the results of this review, he would begin taking part outpatient therapy program for alcohol use and stress management.
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Pope Francis meets with Argentina’s president, months after the country legalizes abortion
It’s the second time Francis and Fernandez have met and added yet another wrinkle in the Argentine pope’s sometimes strained relationship with the governments of his native country.
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As Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates, Christian leaders voice concern
Christian leaders in the Holy Land expressed deep concern over growing Israeli-Palestinian violence, as the two sides clashed in Jerusalem and Israel launched airstrikes into Gaza, responding to rocket attacks.