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The head of the Redemptorist fathers in Rome said he deeply regrets the actions of an Irish member of the order who accused the Vatican of subjecting him to “frightening procedures reminiscent of the Inquisition.” Michael Brehl, the Redemptorist order’s superior general, confirmed

Social media need to promote more kindness than bluster and division, the pope said.

An influential U.N. committee charges that the windows violate children’s rights.