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Pope to U.S. bishops: Abuse crisis requires conversion, humility

Friday, January 4, 2019030 The clerical abuse crisis and the “crisis of credibility” it created for the U.S. bishops have led to serious divisions within the U.S. church and to a temptation to...

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With a mother's heart, Mary raises up the abandoned, pope says at Mass

Friday, December 14, 2018015 Just as she did hundreds of years ago from a small hill in Tepeyac, Mexico, Mary accompanies the downtrodden and the lowly like a mother caring for her children.

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Without a doubt: Pope shares his thinking on key synod themes

Thursday, October 18, 2018044 Having some doubts is definitely better than having no doubts at all, Pope Francis told a group of seminarians. As the Synod of Bishops on "young people, the faith and...

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Delegates from U.S. offer their perspectives at synod

Thursday, October 18, 2018034 By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY -- Young people today are telling Catholic leaders that if they want to persuade the young to follow Christ...

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Poll: Pope's favorability numbers down, and worse for handling of abuse

Wednesday, October 3, 2018031 With Pope Francis midway into the sixth year of his pontificate, the percentage of U.S. Catholics who view him favorably, while still strong, is noticeably down.

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Pope expels Karadima, notorious Chilean abuser, from priesthood

Friday, September 28, 2018024 Pope Francis expelled from the priesthood a Chilean who gained notoriety for sexually abusing young men in his parish. In a statement released Sept. 28, the Vatican said...

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Find strength in tolerance, solidarity, pope tells Lithuanians

Monday, September 24, 2018021 By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VILNIUS, Lithuania -- In Lithuania, a nation that experienced invasions, atrocities and persecution, Pope Francis began...

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Pope OKs probe into US bishop as he meets with US delegation

Thursday, September 13, 2018093 Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of a West Virginia bishop, Michael Bransfield, and at the same time authorized a fellow bishop to investigate...

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U.S. bishops tell pope abuse scandal 'lacerated' the church

Thursday, September 13, 2018094 The leaders of the U.S. bishops' conference said they shared with Pope Francis how the church in the United States has been "lacerated by the evil of sexual abuse."

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