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Pope Leo Talks Trump, Sex Abuse Scandals, LGBTQ+, China In First Interview
Pope Leo XIV said in his first interview as history's first American pope that he has no intention of getting involved in US politics but will raise his voice on issues of concern to the Catholic Church, including on immigration.
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Pope Leo Takes First Action To Address Abuse By Catholic Clergy
Pope Leo appointed a French archbishop as the new leader of the Vatican's commission on clergy sexual abuse, in the US pontiff's first public move to confront an issue that has damaged the global Church's credibility.
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Abuse Scandals, Disunity And Diplomacy The New Pope's Challenges
Pope Francis's successor will face a litany of challenges, from the place of women and the LGBTQ community in the Catholic Church, to diplomatic challenges.
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Church Must "Seek Forgiveness" Over "Scourge" Of Child Sexual Abuse: Pope
Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church must "seek forgiveness" over the "scourge" of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the Church's dark past looms large.
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Catholic Church To Pay $76 Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada
The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday.
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Portugal Catholic Clergy Sexually Abused Close To 5,000 Minors: Report
Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts.
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Who Was Benedict XVI, The First Pope To Resign In 600 Years
Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by sexual abuse scandals, mired in mismanagement and polarised between conservatives and progressives.
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Catholic Order, Of Which Pope Is A Member, Hit By Priest Abuse Scandal
The Catholic Jesuit order, of which Pope Francis is a member, has been rocked by claims a prominent priest abused several women, a case raising questions about how the Church sanctions offenders.
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Pope Francis Says Catholic Church Fighting Child Abuse "As Best We Can"
Pope Francis said Sunday that the Catholic church was working "as best we can" to fight clerical child abuse but admitted there were shortfalls.
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"Zero Tolerance": Pope Francis On Sexual Assault By Members Of The Clergy
The Catholic Church must show "zero tolerance" to sexual assault by members of the clergy, Pope Francis said in excerpts of an interview with a Portuguese television channel broadcast Sunday.
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Pope Leo Talks Trump, Sex Abuse Scandals, LGBTQ+, China In First Interview
Pope Leo XIV said in his first interview as history's first American pope that he has no intention of getting involved in US politics but will raise his voice on issues of concern to the Catholic Church, including on immigration.
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Pope Leo Takes First Action To Address Abuse By Catholic Clergy
Pope Leo appointed a French archbishop as the new leader of the Vatican's commission on clergy sexual abuse, in the US pontiff's first public move to confront an issue that has damaged the global Church's credibility.
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Abuse Scandals, Disunity And Diplomacy The New Pope's Challenges
Pope Francis's successor will face a litany of challenges, from the place of women and the LGBTQ community in the Catholic Church, to diplomatic challenges.
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Church Must "Seek Forgiveness" Over "Scourge" Of Child Sexual Abuse: Pope
Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church must "seek forgiveness" over the "scourge" of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the Church's dark past looms large.
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Catholic Church To Pay $76 Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada
The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday.
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Portugal Catholic Clergy Sexually Abused Close To 5,000 Minors: Report
Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts.
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Who Was Benedict XVI, The First Pope To Resign In 600 Years
Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by sexual abuse scandals, mired in mismanagement and polarised between conservatives and progressives.
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Catholic Order, Of Which Pope Is A Member, Hit By Priest Abuse Scandal
The Catholic Jesuit order, of which Pope Francis is a member, has been rocked by claims a prominent priest abused several women, a case raising questions about how the Church sanctions offenders.
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Pope Francis Says Catholic Church Fighting Child Abuse "As Best We Can"
Pope Francis said Sunday that the Catholic church was working "as best we can" to fight clerical child abuse but admitted there were shortfalls.
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"Zero Tolerance": Pope Francis On Sexual Assault By Members Of The Clergy
The Catholic Church must show "zero tolerance" to sexual assault by members of the clergy, Pope Francis said in excerpts of an interview with a Portuguese television channel broadcast Sunday.
