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Cardinal Pell jailed in Australia ahead of March 13 sentencing
Australian Cardinal George Pell has been taken into custody for the first time since historic child sex abuse charges against him were set for hearing in May 2018.
Vatican announces canonical investigation of Cardinal Pell
The day Australian Cardinal George Pell was jailed in Melbourne after being found guilty of child sexual abuse, the Vatican announced his case would be investigated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Smith, others in House condemn Senate block of born-alive bill, vow action
The vote, which took place late Feb. 25, would have brought the Senate closer to a floor vote on the bill if it had garnered 60 "yeas."
Bishop issues list on abuse ‘with heavy heart,’ says transparency is key
Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City admitted it was "with a heavy and sad heart" he was reporting that some priests and bishops have abused the grace and beauty of the priesthood, "sexually abusing innocent children among us."
Penn Newman Center Hosts Screening of ‘The Dating Project’
Generation Life will screen a film on dating and lead a discussion Feb. 28 at the Penn Newman Center. It is preceded by a $5 all-you-can-eat chicken parm dinner at St. Agatha-St. James Church.
Woman claims abuse, sues Franciscans, Buffalo Diocese for $300 million
A New York woman sued the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, a diocesan-run high school and a Maryland-based order of Franciscan priests for $300 million, saying she was sexually abused by a priest of the order for three years at the school.
Stop threatening priests or ‘deal with me,’ says Philippine president
After calling the country's Catholic bishops "useless fools" who should be "killed," Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has now warned anyone against harming priests and prelates.
Supreme Court’s look at Peace Cross could clarify church-state stance
The Supreme Court will now have to consider if the memorial -- in the shape of a Latin cross symbolic of the markers on graves of soldiers killed overseas during World War I -- endorses religion or is simply a secular monument.
Canberra church examines how Archbishop Coleridge handled abuse claims
The Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn has launched an investigation into Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference, over how he handled information on child abuse within the Catholic Church 13 years ago.
Retired pastor of St. Gabriel Parish, Stowe, dies at 89
Father James W. Gormley, a South Philadelphia native, was ordained in 1954. He was fun loving, generous to the poor, loved his Irish heritage and his sister and her congregation, the Sisters of Mercy.