The apology came on the same day that Pope Francis acknowledged that the sex abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church was driving people away.
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Celtic Bridge proposal draws interest as Brexit sails into choppy waters
People are saying the bridge is a serious idea, and it has at least captured the interest of leading politicians on both sides of the water.
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Italy tightens eligibility for migrant protection
Italy on Monday tightened criteria for migrants receiving humanitarian protection as its populist government deepened its crackdown on those seeking asylum.
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Pope Francis in Estonia: Church must convert to reach young people turned off by scandal
The pope said he knows that young people “are upset by sexual and economic scandals that do not meet with clear condemnation.”
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Pope Francis to Latvians: “It is possible to build unity in diversity.”
It was an important message for the 2.2 million people of Latvia, where today 37 percent of the population are Russian.
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Pope Francis warns against rise of extremism, calls for solidarity
On his second day in Lithuania, Pope Francis traveled 65 miles to Kaunas, the country’s second largest city, to celebrate Mass in Santakos Park for more than 100,000 people.
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Pope Francis arrives in Lithuania, tells audience to “build bridges”
Pope Francis arrived in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, to celebrate the centenary of the country’s independence.
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Pope Francis will visit former K.G.B. headquarters in Lithuania
Pope Francis ends his official visit to Vilnius on Sunday evening at the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights, housed in the former headquarters of the K.G.B.
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A historic struggle for independence: Pope Francis visits the Baltic states
He is the second pope to visit these Baltic nations. John Paul II came to the region in September 1993, after the collapse of communism, and was welcomed as a hero. Pope Francis comes exactly 25 years later, but much has changed since that first papal visit.
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Three Baltic states once in Russia’s shadow prepare to welcome Pope Francis
Francis is visiting Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to help mark their centennial of independence from czarist Russia.