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Pope denounces ‘cruel violence’ of Sri Lanka Easter attack
Pope Francis denounced the “cruel violence” of the Easter Sunday slaughter of Christians and foreigners in Sri Lanka as he celebrated the most joyful moment on the Christian liturgical calendar by lamenting the bloodshed and political violence afflicting many parts of the world.
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Pope names moderate Gregory as Washington, DC, archbishop
Pope Francis has named Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory as the new archbishop of Washington D.C., choosing a moderate, and the first African-American, to lead the archdiocese that has become the epicenter of the clergy sex abuse crisis in the U.S.
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Pope Francis names Wilton Gregory as archbishop of Washington
Multiple sources have confirmed to WTOP that Pope Francis is expected to name Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta as the new archbishop of Washington on Thursday morning.
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Pope Francis to appoint new archbishop of Washington
Pope Francis is expected to appoint Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta to serve as the next Archbishop of Washington.
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Pope Francis leads prayers for peace over hate at the Vatican
Pope Francis called the mass shooting in Christchurch a “horrible attack” and implored people around the world to fight anti-immigrant and white supremacist extremism espoused by the alleged killer.
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At DC’s Basilica, SNAP details how to help survivors of priest sex abuse
An organization that serves survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests is responding to the Pope’s points of action with their own list of ways Catholics can help victims every day.
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Pope vows to end abuse cover-ups but victims disappointed
Pope Francis closed out his extraordinary summit on preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing Sunday to confront abusers with “the wrath of God,” end the cover-ups by their superiors and prioritize the victims of this “brazen, aggressive and destructive evil.”
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Women take Catholic bishops to task at Vatican abuse summit
A prominent Nigerian nun has blasted the culture of silence in the Catholic Church that has long sought to hide clergy sexual abuse, telling a Vatican summit that transparency and an admission of mistakes is needed to restore trust.
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Local parishioners react to McCarrick defrocking
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was found guilty by the Vatican of sex abuse and became the first American Cardinal to be defrocked. Now, area parishioners are reacting to the news of the one-time leader of the Archdiocese of Washington’s fall from grace.
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Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick for sex abuse
The Vatican says Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing Confession.
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Pope in UAE for historic trip after call for Yemen relief
Pope Francis is seeking to turn a page in Christian-Muslim relations while also ministering to a unique, thriving island of Catholicism as he embarks on the first-ever papal trip to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam.
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Kids at a Vatican charity give Pope Francis a birthday cake
Children who frequent a Vatican pediatric dispensary have given Pope Francis a birthday cake, a day before he turns 82. See photos.
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Pope says he’s worried about homosexuality in the priesthood
Pope Francis has been quoted in a soon-to-be published book as saying that having gays in the clergy “is something that worries me” and remarking that some societies are considering homosexuality a “fashionable” lifestyle.
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Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl amid sex abuse case scrutiny
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, amid scrutiny and criticism over Wuerl’s handling of sex abuse claims dating back decades, when he led Pittsburgh’s archdiocese.
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Area Catholics want church to focus on finding ‘an outsider’ to succeed Archbishop of Washington
After Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s resignation as the archbishop of Washington Friday morning, the post remains empty yet the church remains under Wuerl’s supervision as apostolic administrator.
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