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Australia’s child sex abuse commission attacks Catholic celibacy, seal of confession
“We have concluded that there were catastrophic failures of leadership of Catholic Church authorities over many decades,” the report said.
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Iowa bishop brings greeting from Pope Francis to ICE detention center
Bishop Pates heard a cry for help in the detention center. After he left, he called on Congress to pass the DREAM Act.
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Priest makes documentary with survivors of Canada’s residential schools
An estimated 150,000 aboriginal children were taken from their families and placed into residential schools. The residential schools were funded by the government of Canada and run by various church groups, including the Catholic Church.
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Ahead of tax vote and amid retirement rumors, Paul Ryan meets with Cardinal Dolan
A spokesman for the archdiocese described the meeting as “personal” in nature and aimed at “renewing a friendship that goes back 15 years or so.”
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Philippine Congress extends martial law in southern Philippines
Martial law in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao, originally aimed at quelling a terrorist attack in Marawi in May, has been extended for another year.
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Franciscan Friars in historic California mission briefly evacuate after fire fears
No part of the 220-year-old mission, part of the Franciscan Province of St. Barbara, was damaged, said Brother John Kiesler.
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Pope Francis urged Jesuits in Myanmar to convert hearts of those closed to refugees
Pope Francis said a Jesuit’s mission is to be close to the people, especially those who are suffering and forgotten because “to see them is to see Christ suffering and crucified.”
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Pope Francis: We need to go to Sunday Mass
“We don’t go to Mass to give something to God, but to receive from him that which we truly need.”
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Pope Francis urges Catholic NGOs to work together to defend human dignity
“I encourage you to work always in a spirit of communion and cooperation with other Catholic NGOs and with the representatives of the Holy See.”