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Convicted Cardinal – Pell’s name scraped from his Australian hometown
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Convicted Cardinal – Pell’s name scraped from his Australian hometown

BALLARAT, Australia (Reuters) – On the day Cardinal George Pell, one of the highest ranking Vatican officials, was publicly revealed…
Top pope aide Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes
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Top pope aide Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes

Australian Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis’ closest advisors, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys, becoming…
Pope compares child sex abuse to ‘human sacrifice’, vows action
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Pope compares child sex abuse to ‘human sacrifice’, vows action

Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Church,…
Cardinal admits Church files on pedophile priests ‘destroyed’
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Cardinal admits Church files on pedophile priests ‘destroyed’

A top Catholic cardinal admitted Saturday that Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even…
Victims of Church sex abuse go global with fight for justice
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Victims of Church sex abuse go global with fight for justice

After years of struggling alone or finding support in national groups, survivors of sex abuse by priests have formed a…
Sex abuse survivors to meet with Vatican summit organizers
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Sex abuse survivors to meet with Vatican summit organizers

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Organizers of Pope Francis’ summit on preventing clergy sex abuse will meet this week with a…
French priest jailed for sexual abuse
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French priest jailed for sexual abuse

  A French priest was Friday sentenced to five years, two without parole, for sexually assaulting four young female parishioners,…
Pope fears ‘bloodbath’ in Venezuela
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Pope fears ‘bloodbath’ in Venezuela

  Pope Francis said Monday he was terrified the political crisis enveloping Venezuela would descend into a “bloodbath”. “What am…
At least 18 dead in twin bomb attack on Philippine church
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At least 18 dead in twin bomb attack on Philippine church

  At least 18 people were killed when two bombs hit a church on a southern Philippine island that is…
Pope to tackle dwindling vocations to priesthood at Panama meeting
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Pope to tackle dwindling vocations to priesthood at Panama meeting

  Pope Francis will meet young student priests on Saturday on the fourth day of his visit to Panama for…
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