A relic of bones of an early pope was given to the Catholic Church after it was stolen from a car and recovered by a waste disposal company.
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Increase in abuse claims likely after Cardinal McCarrick case brought to light
An increase in calls to dioceses to report claims of clergy sexual abuse has happened before, and is likely to happen again in the wake of the credible claim lodged against Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, according to the head of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection.
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As Trump signs order stopping family separation, Catholic leaders speak out
It was a dramatic turnaround for Trump, who has been insisting, wrongly, that his administration had no choice but to separate families apprehended at the border because of federal law and a court decision.
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Pope Francis criticizes separating families at border
Pope Francis said he stands with the U.S. bishops who recently condemned the Trump administration’s policy on immigration that has led to children being held in government shelters while their parents are sent to federal prisons.
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Cardinal McCarrick suspended from public ministry after abuse allegation
The retired archbishop of Washington said he will no longer exercise any public ministry “in obedience” to the Vatican after an allegation he abused a teenager almost 50 years ago has been found credible.
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Bishops ‘cannot, in good faith, endorse’ new GOP immigration bill
The U.S. bishops “cannot, in good faith, endorse” an immigration bill submitted by the House’s Republican leadership, said Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Migration.
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Nearly 500 British priests sign statement in support of ‘Humanae Vitae’
50 years after publication of Humanae Vitae, “so much has unfolded in our society that has been to the detriment of human life and love,” the statement said.
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Duterte spokesman says Australian nun still in danger of deportation
An Australian missionary nun ordered by Philippine authorities to leave the country is still in danger of being deported, despite winning a reprieve from the Justice Department, said a top government official.
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After Colombian election, church official urges talks with ex-guerrillas
The director of Caritas Colombia has called for dialogue between the country’s new president-elect and former leftist guerrillas to prevent the return of guerrilla warfare.
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‘Papa! Papa!’ Audio of children stokes rage over separation
An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center stage in the growing uproar over the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents.