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Clergy abuse survivor to coordinate Minnesota archdiocese’s outreach
Paula Kaempffer, a survivor of clergy sexual abuse she suffered as an adult working in the church, knows firsthand about the kind of healing that can take place.
Appeals court upholds Cardinal Pell conviction on abuse charges
An Australian appeals court upheld the conviction of Cardinal Pell on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys more than two decades ago.
Nine-count indictment returned against Cincinnati priest
The priest, Father Geoff Drew, was removed July 23 as pastor of St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Cincinnati when more recent and less severe allegations against him were made known to the archdiocese.
Prayers greet people attending so-called black mass in Canadian capital
About 200 people, most clutching a rosary, held a prayer vigil as a satanic black mass occurred Aug. 17 at a heavy metal club in the Canadian capital.
Face facts, says LCWR official, sisters have been part of abuse scandal
Catholic sisters must face the reality that they have also been part of the sexual abuse scandal in the church, said Holy Cross Sister Sharlet Wagner.
Chaldean Catholics celebrate Mary, culture, family at Ohio national shrine
An estimated 5,000 pilgrims, mostly Iraqi Christians, gathered at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation for a candlelight procession and Mass on the vigil of the feast of the Assumption.
7th Annual Society of St. Vincent de Paul “Friends of the Poor Walk”
The walk begins and ends at Fitzgerald Hall and includes a route of approximately 2 miles along Grant Avenue to and through Fluehr Park or optional shorter course around parish campus.
India expels Spanish nun, 86, who treated poor people for five decades
Sister Enedina, 86, a member of the Daughters of Charity, had her visa renewal refused Aug. 11 and was then told by the government she had 10 days to leave the country.
Investigation underway into cause for sainthood for martyrs of Burundi
The grisly murders of missionary priests and a local priest, a lay volunteer and 40 seminarians in Burundi are the focus of a recently opened investigation into their sainthood cause.
Pope applauds launch of abuse investigation center in Chile
A specialized center at Chile's premier Catholic university can help the Catholic Church protect minors and vulnerable persons from the scourge of clerical sexual abuse, which has plagued the Catholic Church in the country and around the world, Pope Francis said.