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Colombia Captures Paramilitary Priest
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Colombian authorities said a Catholic priest led paramilitary groups that committed rapes and massacres.

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Bishops Challenge Arizona Law
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Bishop Gerald Kicanas said the new law “does not address the critical need for border security to confront drug smuggling...and human trafficking.”

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U.K. Bishops Call For Penance
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The bishops of England and Wales asked Catholics to carry out acts of penance to help atone for clerical abuse crimes.

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Priests and Parishes Threatened by Drug Cartels
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Mexican priests have been transferred to other parishes or even moved to other parts of the country because of threats.

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Pope Meets Abuse Victims in Malta, Expresses Shame, Sorrow
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The pope was “deeply moved by their stories and expressed his shame and sorrow over what victims and their families have suffered.”

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Irish Religious Offer More to Abuse Victims
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An Irish government spokesman said that amount, even added to the large sums already paid by religious orders, was still insufficient.

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The Archdiocese of Chicago is seeking the canonization of the Rev. Augustine Tolton, the first U.S. priest of African descent.

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" Hell on Wheels A Brooklyn neighborhood recently witnessed the installation of a dedicated bicycle lane to protect two-wheeled commuters and recreational cyclists. Conflict ensued when the local Hasidic community complained that in addition to disobeying traffic laws, the immodestly clad cyclists w
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" Tragic Week for African Missionaries Priests in South Africa are targets for robbers because they are believed to have money, several clerics said after a French missionary became the fourth priest to be murdered in the country during 2009. Five people, including three teenagers, have been arrest
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" Close Guantánamo, Says Anti-torture Group Religious leaders have renewed their call to Congress seeking the immediate closure of the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The prison “is the symbol of our country’s violation of our deepest values” and must be