All bishops’ conferences and dioceses in Africa should create an office or point person to collaborate with judges, immigration departments and law enforcement to beef up efforts against human trafficking, said delegates to a regional conference.
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Cardinal Sarah: To oppose the pope is to be outside the church
Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, said the people who portray him as an opponent of Pope Francis are being used by the devil to help divide the church.
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Synod members call for greater role of women and laity in ministry
Proposals in the Oct. 8 morning session of the Synod included discussing the “possibility of diaconal ordination for women, so as to emphasize their ecclesial vocation.”
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Haitian bishops’ justice and peace commission calls on president to step down
The Haitian bishops’ justice and peace commission said that “a change in head of state is crucial as is a change in the way the authorities govern the country.”
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Hundreds of accused priests are living with no oversight from church or civil authorities
Almost 1,700 priests and other clergy members that the Roman Catholic Church considers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living under the radar with little to no oversight from religious authorities or law enforcement.
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In an act of Christian love, a murder victim’s brother publicly forgives his killer in court
A Dallas bishop said that the public forgiveness offered by the brother of a murder victim toward the person who killed him was “an incredible example of Christian love.”
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5 bishops spent a week visiting migrants at the border—and they’re worried.
In anticipation of the 2019 World Day for Migrants and Refugees, a group of bishops, women religious, lay ministers and others interested in the plight of migrants spent the days prior to the Sept. 29 observance listening to tales of hope, dashed dreams, resilience and uncertainty that are in abundance among migrants in this border region.
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What 10 new cardinals tell us about Pope Francis’ priorities
by making these men cardinals, the pope is handing them megaphones.
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Vatican officials offer guidance for German church ‘synodal journey’
The German bishops began discussing plans for the gathering in September 2018 after they published a study that revealed an estimated 3,700 cases of sexual abuse had been reported in the German church from 1946 to 2014.
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Minnesota archbishop opens sexual misconduct investigation into fellow bishop
Archbishop Bernard Hebda said in a statement posted on the archdiocese’s website that the investigation targets Bishop Michael Hoeppner of the Crookston diocese.