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After crisis, church will grow anew, says former head of Dominicans
The Catholic Church should not be afraid of crisis; through crisis, it will grow and spring new life, said Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe.
At summit, survivors expose ‘cancer’ of clergy sex abuse
UPDATED - The pre-recorded testimonies of five survivors were broadcast in the synod hall; the Vatican did not disclose their names, but only whether they were male or female and their country of origin.
Vatican summit opens with acknowledgment of evil committed
Opening the Vatican summit on child protection and the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis said, "The holy people of God are watching and are awaiting from us not simple, predictable condemnations, but concrete and effective measures" to stop abuse.
Bishops must protect their flock from abuse at all costs, archbishop says
Catholics need to know that their leaders "mean business" when it comes to protecting minors from abuse, the Vatican's top abuse investigator told representatives of the world's bishops and religious orders.
Ahead of abuse summit, survivor says church is on borrowed time
On the eve of a major summit on the abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, survivors said concrete action, not words, must be made to restore the trust of those who have suffered at the hands of members of the clergy.
Kentucky bishops voice approval for bill that protects pregnant women
The bill's provisions expand "reasonable accommodations" for pregnant women in the workplace to include "frequent or longer breaks, time off to recover from childbirth, acquisition or modification of equipment" and "less strenuous or less hazardous work."
N.J. priest at Vatican, removed in 2018, was accused of abuse in 200
UPDATED - U.S. Msgr. Joseph R. Punderson was instructed by his bishop to resign his Vatican post late in 2018 and then was removed from ministry 15 years after he was found to be credibly accused of the sexual abuse of a minor.
Survivors Speak: What Vatican summit must do to stop abuse
Abuse survivors and support groups were very clear about what they want the world's bishops, religious superiors, the pope and the Vatican to do to protect children and end clerical sexual abuse.
On abuse issue, Catholics shouldn’t battle each other, archbishop warns
Archbishop Eamon Martin of Northern Ireland has criticized Catholics who use the issue of clerical abuse to score points against people they disagree with.
Point out church’s errors with love, pope tells pilgrims
"One must point out the defects in order to correct them, but when one reports the defects, denounces them, one must love the church. Without love, it's the devil at work," the pope said.