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Articles by The Associated Press, The AP.
Faith News
The Associated PressDecember 01, 2020The Buffalo diocese sought bankruptcy protection in February, citing hundreds of lawsuits filed against it since August 2019 over its handling of sexual abuse allegations.
Faith News
The Associated PressDecember 01, 2020Local health authorities put the the entire monastery under quarantine late last week after the first cases of coronavirus were discovered there.
Faith News
The Associated PressNovember 06, 2020The Vatican has imposed sanctions on a prominent Polish cardinal, retired Archbishop Henryk Gulbinowicz, after he was accused of sexually abusing a seminarian and of covering up abuse in another case.
Faith News
The Associated PressOctober 02, 2020The University of Notre Dame's president, the Rev. John Jenkins, announced Friday he tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week after he attended a White House event without wearing a mask.
Politics & Society News
The Associated PressJuly 01, 2020"The suspension offers the Bishop an opportunity for pastoral discernment for the good of the diocese and for the good of Father Rothrock.”
Politics & Society News
The Associated PressJune 03, 2019Bishop Thomas Tobin sparked a backlash when he tweeted, “A reminder that Catholics should not support or attend LGBTQ 'Pride Month' events held in June.”
Politics & Society News
The Associated PressMay 30, 2019“Today’s repeal is a major step toward building a culture that unconditionally protects the dignity of life, and is yet more evidence that the death penalty is falling out of favor with the American public,” said Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, executive director of Catholic Mobilizing Network, in a
Politics & Society News
The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2019JOLO, Philippines (AP) — Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 20 people and wounding 111 others during a Sunday Mass, officials said.
Arts & Culture News
The Associated PressDecember 27, 2018Sister Wendy Beckett, an art historian and critic who rose to prominence on TV late in life, has died. She was 88.
Politics & Society News
The Associated PressDecember 02, 2018Pope Francis has been quoted as saying that having gays in the clergy "is something that worries me" and remarking that some societies are considering homosexuality a "fashionable" lifestyle.