Among the dozens of priests named in new lawsuits is at least one bishop, the Most Rev. Howard Hubbard, who led the Diocese of Albany from 1977 to 2014. He is accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old in the 1990s.
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Bishop: Shootings show ‘all communities are affected by racism’
“This evil affects everyone, and all communities are affected by racism,” said Bishop Shelton J. Fabre.
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San Antonio archbishop regrets tweets implying Trump is a racist
On Tuesday, Archbishop García-Siller tweeted that the president should “stop hate and racism, starting with yourself.” The tweet has since been deleted.
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Former cardinal McCarrick’s letters to victims show signs of grooming
But taken in context, the correspondence penned by disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick to the young men he is accused of sexually abusing or harassing is a window into the way a predator grooms his prey.
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El Paso bishop meets with victims, family members of Texas mass shooting
“As I visited with victims and those they love, my heart was breaking within me,” Bishop Mark J. Seitz said.
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Pope Francis joins prayers for victims of bloody weekend in U.S.
“I am spiritually close to the victims of the episodes of violence that these days have bloodied Texas, California and Ohio, in the United States, affecting defenseless people,” Pope Francis said.
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Bishop Barron and Jordan Peterson have something to teach us about evangelization
If we stop criticizing them and listen.
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Thousands of Philippine Catholics march to defend church leaders
The country’s Justice Department is set to open a preliminary investigation the week of Aug. 5 into sedition and cyber libel charges against church leaders.
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New Jersey assisted suicide law shows ‘utter failure’ of government and society, bishop says
New Jersey’s new law allowing assisted suicide, effective Aug. 1, “points to an “utter failure” on the part of government and indeed all society, said Bishop James F. Checchio of Metuchen.
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African bishops want to be ‘sign of hope’ for all people
Africa’s bishops pledged to work together to ensure that the continent’s resources serve development and peace of all people.