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Child exploitation topic of Respect Life Forum
The Respect Life Committee of Holy Martyrs Parish, Oreland is sponsoring the Oct. 20 discussion on "Human Trafficking and the Exploitation of Children."
St. Joseph’s to host Mass in October for healing from addiction
St. Joseph Parish in Spring City will host the Oct. 30 liturgy, followed by a blessing for healing, for those whose lives have been touched by any kind of substance abuse.
Latest saga in La Salle-Prep rivalry ends with 28-21 Explorer win
It took six seasons and necessitated breaking a nine-game losing streak, but La Salle High School’s football team finally defeated rival St. Joseph’s Prep Oct. 2 at a full Franklin Field.
Report estimates 330,000 children abused in French church since 1950s
Most of the victims were pre-adolescent boys of all social backgrounds, and more than a third of the assaults were committed by laypeople. Some of the adults sexually assaulted were nuns or seminarians.
Church’s inability to put victims first is ‘moment of shame,’ pope says
According to a four-year investigation in France, an estimated 216,000 children were abused by priests since 1950, and more than 100,000 others were abused by lay employees of church institutions.
Citing lack of evidence, Vatican court clears two priests in sex abuse case
The court cited the expiration of the statute of limitations in absolving Father Gabriele Martinelli on two charges of abuse that allegedly occurred after the victim's age of 18.
Pope will not attend U.N. climate summit in Glasgow
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will attend the COP26 summit Oct. 31-Nov. 12 in place of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced with no further details.
Church must move from sorrow to action on abuse, archbishop says
Following the report on clerical sexual abuse in France, the Vatican's top investigator of abuse cases said "mourning" must give way to a "determination and conviction to act."
Plenary Council asks Australian church to embrace its diversity
One of the key questions is how the church might better embrace its diverse liturgical traditions and the cultural gifts of immigrant communities to enrich the church in Australia.
After Pandora Papers report, Legionaries of Christ deny wrongdoing
A network of offshore trusts set up by priests and businessmen close to the Legionaries of Christ moved some $295 million around four continents, according to a trove of leaked documents.