The Vatican announced today the archbishop will serve on a committee overseeing the bishops’ meeting along with Cardinals Blase Cupich and Oswald Gracias and Jesuit Father Hans Zollner.
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Has Catholic infighting gotten worse?
Gerry and Colleen look into some new developments in the stories surrounding the U.S. bishops’ delay of the vote on new sex abuse protocols. They also discuss Pope Francis’ recent initiatives to make “invisible people visible.”
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Inside the Vatican: Why did Rome stop the U.S. bishops vote?
America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell has some ideas about the reasons behind the controversial, 11th-hour intervention from Rome at the U.S. bishops’ November meeting.
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Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Scicluna to top role in addressing abuse crisis
The pope’s decision gives the Maltese archbishop the lead role in the fight against abuse in the church and in the protection of minors.
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Vatican tells U.S. bishops to delay votes on new sex abuse protocols
The Vatican has asked them to delay the vote until after a February meeting in Rome with the heads of bishops conferences from around the world to discuss sexual abuse.
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At centenary of World War I’s end, pope appeals to world leaders: ‘Let us invest in peace’
From Rome, Pope Francis had a pointed message for world leaders gathered to mark the armistice ending World War I: “It seems that we do not learn!”
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Plenty of weapons, lack of safe water is a ‘disgrace,’ pope says
“Unfortunately, in many countries where people do not have normal access to safe drinking water,” what is not lacking “is the supply of weapons and ammunition, which continue to deteriorate the situation,” the pope said in a message published Nov. 8.
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Nuncio reported McCarrick before he became D.C. archbishop, new book confirms
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we cover new developments in the case of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
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Pope focuses on ‘good politics’ for 2019 World Peace Day message
“Good politics is at the service of peace” will be the theme for the Jan. 1 commemoration and for the message Pope Francis will write for the occasion.
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With help from people and the church in Mexico, refugee caravan pushes on
Many members of the caravan say that the generosity of Mexican citizens helps them keep moving to their destination, the U.S. border still some 1,500 miles to the north.