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Libel damages paid to UK pro-life charity
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London, England, Feb 21, 2019 / 11:00 am (CNA).- A British pro-life charity has been awarded thousands of pounds in a court case after a local …
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Covington Catholic student sues Washington Post over Nathan Phllips story
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Covington, Ky., Feb 21, 2019 / 10:39 am (CNA).- Attorneys for Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann announced they filed a $250 …
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California bill would remove reporting exemption for priests in confessional
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Sacramento, Calif., Feb 21, 2019 / 09:00 am (CNA).- A state senator in California introduced a bill Wednesday which would seek to force priests to …
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Francis opens abuse summit with call for 'concrete measures'
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Vatican City, Feb 21, 2019 / 04:20 am (CNA).- At the start of the Vatican’s sex abuse summit Thursday, Pope Francis pointed to expectations for the …
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Review: Not much substance 'In the Closet of the Vatican'
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Vatican City, Feb 21, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- “In the closet of the Vatican,” a newly released book by the French author and LGBT activist Frederic …
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Nigerian Catholics brave persecution to remain steadfast in faith
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Abuja, Nigeria, Feb 21, 2019 / 12:35 am (CNA).- Despite the constant threat of violence from Boko Haram terrorists, Catholics in Nigeria remain …
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Dutch cathedral may be sold because of poor attendance, maintenance costs
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Utrecht, Netherlands, Feb 20, 2019 / 06:54 pm (CNA).- St. Catherine’s Cathedral in Utrecht is expected to be closed and sold due to an ongoing …
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Augustus Tolton one step closer to being first black American saint
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Chicago, Ill., Feb 20, 2019 / 05:49 pm (CNA).- A Vatican committee has unanimously voted to send the sainthood cause of Father Augustus Tolton, a …
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Victims from Africa, Asia at Vatican to call for 'zero tolerance' of abuse cover-up
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Vatican City, Feb 20, 2019 / 04:40 pm (CNA).- While studying at an African minor seminary at the age of 14, Benjamin Kitobo says he was abused by a …
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Ohio doctor under investigation after dozens of patient overdose deaths
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Columbus, Ohio, Feb 20, 2019 / 04:36 pm (CNA).- A doctor at a Catholic health system in Ohio has been fired after being accused of prescribing …
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Dubia cardinals ask bishops to confront ‘conspiracy of silence’
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Vatican City, Feb 20, 2019 / 03:30 pm (CNA).- Catholic bishops around the world need to combat the homosexual agenda in the Church, two cardinals …
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In private meeting, victims tell leaders of abuse summit: 'We want action'
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Vatican City, Feb 20, 2019 / 03:10 pm (CNA).- About a dozen victims of clergy sexual abuse met Wednesday with the organizing committee of the Vatican …
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Vatican spokesman shifts focus to summit follow-up before abuse meeting begins
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Vatican City, Feb 20, 2019 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- The Vatican has continued to downplay expectations ahead of a summit meeting of bishops in Rome to …
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Hoya no more: Georgetown rescinds McCarrick's honorary degree
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Washington D.C., Feb 20, 2019 / 09:56 am (CNA).- Georgetown University announced on Tuesday that it would rescind the honorary Doctor of Humane …
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Supreme Court rejects appeal to make Texas bishops release abortion communications
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Washington D.C., Feb 20, 2019 / 06:30 am (CNA).- The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in the case Whole Woman’s Health v. Texas Catholic …
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There are alternatives to abortion, says Archdiocese of New York
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New York City, N.Y., Feb 20, 2019 / 04:21 am (CNA).- After a January law expanded abortion protections in New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York …
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Only God loves perfectly, Pope Francis says
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Vatican City, Feb 20, 2019 / 04:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite the best efforts of human beings, it is only God the Father who will never fall short …
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Colorado’s Catholic bishops will open abuse records for review
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Chilean whistleblower to meet with bishops, victims ahead of abuse summit
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Vatican City, Feb 19, 2019 / 07:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Juan Carlos Cruz, a clerical sex abuse whistleblower and a victim of Fr. Fernando Karadima, …
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Notre Dame rescinds McCarrick's honorary degree
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South Bend, Ind., Feb 19, 2019 / 05:52 pm (CNA).- The University of Notre Dame has rescinded the honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree it conferred …
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Why the USCCB is speaking out against payday loan rule rollbacks
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Washington D.C., Feb 19, 2019 / 04:43 pm (CNA).- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Feb. 14 officially proposed to rescind a rule to protect …
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Philadelphia archdiocese has authorized $8.4 million to abuse victims
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Philadelphia, Pa., Feb 19, 2019 / 04:40 pm (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has so far authorized more than $8.4 million in compensation to …
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Cologne's cardinal warns against inventing 'a new Church'
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Cologne, Germany, Feb 19, 2019 / 04:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Noting the challenges facing the Church in Germany, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of …
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Supreme Court overturns death penalty for man with intellectual disability
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Washington D.C., Feb 19, 2019 / 03:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a ruling released Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the death penalty sentence …
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Assisted suicide threatens the entire medical profession, Maryland doctor warns
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Baltimore, Md., Feb 19, 2019 / 01:14 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Assisted suicide contradicts the foundations of medical ethics, violates the basic …
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Religious superiors voice shame over child abuse failings
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Rome, Italy, Feb 19, 2019 / 11:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Superiors general of men’s and women’s religious communities expressed sorrow Tuesday for …
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Bishops ask Supreme Court to hear case on racism in death sentencing
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Atlanta, Ga., Feb 19, 2019 / 03:27 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Three U.S. bishops have called on the Supreme Court to take up the case of a death row inmate …
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With Nigerian elections postponed, Catholic leaders stress peace
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Lagos, Nigeria, Feb 19, 2019 / 12:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic leaders have voiced disappointment at a last-minute delay in Nigerian elections, …
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Vatican restores priestly faculties to Ernesto Cardenal
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Managua, Nicaragua, Feb 18, 2019 / 05:28 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis has restored priestly faculties to a 94-year-old Fr. Ernesto Cardenal, who had been …