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James Grein, 61, at his house in Sterling, Va., Friday, July 26, 2019, holds a Florida postcard sent to him when he was 15 years old by now-defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Letters and postcards from McCarrick wrote to three men he allegedly sexually abused and harassed show how he groomed his victims, experts say. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
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.
 Serenity Lara cries during an Aug, 4, 2019, vigil, a day after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 31 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio Aug. 3 and 4. (CNS photo/Callaghan O'Hare, Reuters)
FaithNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
“As I visited with victims and those they love, my heart was breaking within me,” Bishop Mark J. Seitz said.
FaithLast Take
Juan Vidal
Author Juan Vidal reflects on the El Paso tragedy and what it means for U.S. Latinos and Christians.
Photo: iStock
FaithNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School is appealing a decision by Archbishop Charles C. Thompson to strip it of its Catholic name because of its refusal to part ways with a teacher in a same-sex marriage.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The 5,000-word letter focuses on four themes: pain, gratitude, encouragement and praise.
Bishop Robert Barron and Jordan Peterson
FaithShort Take
Bill McCormick, S.J.
If we stop criticizing them and listen.