The Catholic Church needs bishops who promote unity, “not soloists singing their own tune or captains fighting personal battles,” Pope Francis told new bishops from the church’s mission territories.
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Prelates in Austria, Germany offer support to Pope Francis
Prelates in Germany and Austria have united to support Pope Francis in response to a former papal nuncio’s demand for his resignation.
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Cardinal O’Malley: Church leaders must respond to sex abuse in ‘rapid’ manner
“If the church shows itself to be incapable of responding with all its heart…all our other activities of evangelization will feel it.”
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Vatican officials knew of McCarrick allegations in 2000, letter confirms
A top official from the Vatican Secretariat of State acknowledged allegations made by a New York priest in 2000 concerning Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, according to a letter obtained by Catholic News Service.
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We cannot let the sexual abuse crisis lead us into homophobia
Some Catholics would like to exploit the crisis to promote anti-L.G.B.T. agendas. We cannot stand for it.
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Church did not foresee crimes by bishops, says canon law professor
The 1983 Code of Canon Law did not anticipate crimes being committed by bishops that could result in their laicization, according to a canon law professor at The Catholic University of America.
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Argentina: Raid at school for deaf in clerical abuse probe
A police official in Buenos Aires province said officers seized documents from the archives of the Antonio Provolo Institute in the city of La Plata dating back more than 30 years.
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Fr. Hans Zollner: Sexual abuse victims want to be heard by church hierarchy
Father Zollner, who also is a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, also said the Catholic Church “can’t ever do enough” to address the problem of clergy sexual abuse.
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Top PA state senator proposes compensation fund for victims over changing statue of limitations
The “remedies clause” in the state constitution prohibits a retroactive change to the civil and criminal statute of limitations, according to Scarnati.
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How can I think about becoming Catholic after the latest sex abuse reports?
I am enrolled in R.C.I.A. Now I don’t know if I can bring myself to go.