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Source: Catholics face fear as Chad prioritizes Islam
Christians in Chad are being intimidated and forced from public life, under new rules prioritizing Islam in violation of the North African country's secular foundations.
U.N. fact-finders: Prosecute Myanmar military leaders for genocide
"Military necessity would never justify killing indiscriminately, gang-raping women, assaulting children, and burning entire villages," the U.N. said in its Aug. 27 report.
Latin Americans: Capture spirit of ’68 Medellin meeting, focus on youth
The Catholic Church in Latin America must return to the principles of a 1968 conference that shifted the church's emphasis toward the poor majority, said participants in a four-day meeting in Medellin, Colombia.
Pope begins Mass in Dublin with penitential plea for abuse scandals
Before celebrating Mass in a Dublin park, Pope Francis solemnly asked forgiveness for the thousands of cases of sexual and physical abuse perpetrated by Catholics in Ireland.
At Knock shrine, pope again begs forgiveness for betrayal of abuse
At a Marian shrine in County Mayo, Pope Francis said he prayed before a statue of Our Lady of Knock for all those who suffered sexual and physical abuse by Catholic clergy or in Catholic-run institutions in Ireland.
Families called to share joy, love, life with the world, pope says
In a stadium of Catholic families from around the world, Pope Francis told the laypeople they are the vast majority of church members and that, without them, the church would be cold, a collection of statues.
Pope meets survivors of abuse in Ireland
Pope Francis spent 90 minutes meeting privately with eight survivors of sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy or in Catholic-run schools and institutions.
From sot to saint: Matt Talbot gives hope for recovery from addiction
A 19th-century Irish laborer and saint-in-the-making could be a new role model for those seeking freedom from addiction, according to a growing apostolate led by a Dublin priest.
Pope acknowledges ‘repugnant crimes’ of abuse in Ireland
The pope said he knew that the horrendous history of abuse and its cover-up in Ireland "has rightly given rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for the Catholic community."
As survivors find voice, church leaders wrestle with how to address issue
Pennsylvania survivors of clergy sex abuse confronted church leaders in Pittsburgh and Erie with opposite results as bishops and priests in the state wrestled with how to address the growing scandal.