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Pope denies cardinal’s request to resign; agrees ‘we have sinned’
Agreeing with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx that Catholic leaders cannot adopt an "ostrich policy" in the face of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis still told the cardinal that he would not accept his resignation as head of the ...
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Canadian church pledges support for Muslims after ‘hate’ attack on family
Faith communities and politicians condemned an attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario, that police have labeled a hate crime.
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Efforts to end human trafficking takes shape in West Africa
Clergy, women religious and laypeople pledged to strengthen existing networks and build new partnerships to fight human trafficking in West Africa during a five-day conference.
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Pope leads prayers for Indigenous children who died in Canadian schools
Pope Francis led hundreds of pilgrims and visitors in St. Peter's Square in a moment of silent prayer for the Indigenous children who died in Canadian residential schools and for their grieving families.
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High school in Iraq with emphasis on classical education has US ties
Catholic education is taking another step forward in Irbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region, affirming the country's historical leadership role in academia.
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Archbishop promises transparency, support after Kamloops school discovery
Archbishop J. Michael Miller of Vancouver announced a plan to offer increased support and transparency to First Nations people in the wake of the discovery of an unmarked burial site near a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.
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Harris’ Central America agenda features longtime concerns for the church
During her first foreign trip to Latin America as U.S. vice president June 7 and 8, Kamala Harris took on a topic that has long been on the mind of the Catholic Church in the Americas: alleviating the problems that force Central Americans, in particular, to leave their homelands and take part in a perilous journey north.