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Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority. It also says laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for sex abuse crimes.
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is criticizing the Catholic Church, saying the new rules regarding reporting of sexual misconduct don’t go far…
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Pope Francis called for an “all-out battle” against child abuse this weekend at the end of a four-day summit that brought bishops and other church leaders…
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Pope Francis summoned the presidents of the world's bishops' conferences Wednesday to a summit on preventing clergy sex abuse and protecting children,…
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Pennsylvania's top prosecutor claimed in a letter to Pope Francis that at least two leaders of the Catholic Church are trying to block the release of a…
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Pope Francis decided to stay close when selecting a new leader of the Allentown Roman Catholic Diocese.The pope on Tuesday appointed Monsignor Alfred…
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Pope Francis spent his time at the former Nazi concentration camp in near-total silence to honor the more than 1 million people who were systematically killed there.
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Wading into bitter disputes, Pope Francis urged a divided Congress and America on Thursday to welcome immigrants, abolish the death penalty, share the…
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Wading into bitter disputes, Pope Francis urged a divided Congress and America on Thursday to welcome immigrants, abolish the death penalty, share the…
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Pope Francis will address a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Thursday morning, a first for a sitting pontiff.And there’s no way he’s not going to…