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Pope Urges Religious Tolerance During Iraq Visit
In a historic speech to Iraqi figureheads, Pope Francis urged religious leaders and lawmakers to protect Christians and called for tolerance between Christians and Muslims.
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Controversy Erupts Over Vaccines in Catholic Church
Catholic leaders in New Orleans and St. Louis are advising Catholics that the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson is “morally compromised” because it’s produced using cell lines developed from aborted fetuses. John Cadiz Klemack reports March 3, 2021.
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US Bishops Urge Catholics to Avoid ‘Morally Compromised' J&J Vaccine
Catholic leaders in New Orleans and St. Louis are advising Catholics that the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson is “morally compromised” because it’s produced using cell lines developed from aborted fetuses
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Ex-US Priest Goes on Trial in East Timor on Sex Abuse Charges
A defrocked American priest is on trial on charges he sexually abused young girls at his shelter for orphans and children from impoverished families.
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Pope Francis Leads Ash Wednesday Mass
Pope Francis led the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into the penitential season of lent on Ash Wednesday.
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America's 1st Black Cardinal, Wilton Gregory, Opens Up About Experiences With Racism
Wilton Gregory made history last fall when he became the first Black American to be appointed a cardinal in the Catholic Church. And though his new position places him only one rung below the pope, Cardinal Gregory has faced plenty of discrimination in his life due to his skin color.
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Sitting on Billions, Catholic Dioceses Amassed Taxpayer Aid
An Associated Press investigation has found that scores of Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. had more than $10 billion in cash and other readily available funds when they received at least $1.5 billion from the federal government’s small business emergency relief program
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Vatican Clears Retired US Bishop of Multiple Abuse Claims
The Vatican has cleared a retired U.S. bishop of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, rejecting lay experts’ determination that a half-dozen claims were credible
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Joe Biden Is the 2nd Catholic President in US History After John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy became the first Catholic president after his 1960 election, but Joe Biden’s faith looks very different.
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Pope Says Women Can Read at Mass, But Still Can't Be Priests
Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the altar, while reaffirming they cannot be priests
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Pope Francis Prays for Dead in Capitol Rioting, Appeals for Calm
Pope Francis says he’s praying for the dead in the U.S. Capitol rioting and has appealed for calm to prevail in the United States.
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Anti-Abortion Faith Leaders Support Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the U.S. anti-abortion movement are telling followers that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable to take.
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Pope Francis ‘Astonished' by Mob Attack on US Capitol
Pope Francis has told a private Italian broadcaster that he was “astonished” by the mob attack at the U.S. Capitol.
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President in the Pews: DC Churches Offer Biden Options
His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic
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DOJ Probe of Catholic Church Abuse Goes Quiet 2 Years Later
Two years ago, the U.S. attorney in Philadelphia joined the long line of ambitious prosecutors investigating the Roman Catholic church’s handling of priest-abuse complaints
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Oakland Diocese Settles Sex Abuse Suit From Man Alleging He Was Raped
A former seminarian who accused a Livermore priest of raping him in 2017 has settled a lawsuit against the Diocese of Oakland for $3.5 million.
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Vatican's McCarrick Report Forces Debate on Power and Abuse
The Vatican’s report into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has raised uncomfortable issues the Holy See will have to confront going forward, chief among them what it will do about current and future clergy who use their power to sexually abuse adults
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‘It's Crushing': Survivors React to McCarrick Abuse Report
Men who have made allegations of abuse by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick expressed shock, outrage and anger after an internal Vatican report revealed the scale of what was known about the clergyman’s behavior and what was ignored
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Pope Francis Vows to End Sexual Abuse After McCarrick Report
Pope Francis is vowing to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offering prayers to victims of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
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Pope Selects Washington Archbishop as 1st Black U.S. Cardinal
Pope Francis has named 13 new cardinals, including Washington, D.C., Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red cap.