The cardinal considered it “highly significant” that Francis’ letter is dated April 4—the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Victim advocate: The abuse scandal has broken the heart of the Catholic Church in Australia.
“Church leaders in Australia took a long time to sit down with victims. Some still don’t.”
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Pope Francis: Dublin meeting will take a deep dive into “Amoris Laetitia” (and not just Chapter 8)
A deeper dive on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ is planned for the World Meeting of Families, to be held in Dublin in August 2018.
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Pope Francis visits Milan, urges Catholics to live in “hospitality and mercy toward everyone”
Pope Francis, in Milan on March 25, sought to strengthen their faith and to address the dissatisfaction among young people and families due to economic difficulties, which creates fertile soil for populist movements.
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Pope Francis sees hope for European Union, urges leaders to return to roots
Pope Francis said opportunity can come by restoring “the pillars” on which the union was first founded.
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Cardinal O’Malley: Evangelization will have ‘no effect’ if the church doesn’t protect children
“If the church is not committed to child protection, our efforts at evangelization will be to no effect.”
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Pope Francis will canonize two of the children who saw Our Lady of Fatima
Jacinta and Francisco will be the youngest children ever to be recognized as saints by the church.
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How the church is combatting sexual abuse: an interview with Jesuit Hans Zollner
Father Zollner, one of the founding members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks about the resignation of Marie Collins and efforts to prevent abuse worldwide.
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Sister Simone Campbell: Women can bring about a “contemplative renewal” in the church
Sister Simone participated in the Voices of Faith conference in the Vatican on International Women’s Day, March 8.
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“Pope Francis is popular but not a populist,” prominent Argentinean theologian says
Francis is popular because he speaks in a simple, straightforward way, and people say, “I understand this pope.”