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McCarrick Report: reactions & considerations from the US Church - Vatican News
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McCarrick Report: reactions & considerations from the US Church

US bishops react to the release of the McCarrick Report with sorrow, but also with gratitude for the important and ongoing process to eradicate clerical sex abuse, and promises to…

11 November 2020 · 7 min read

Pope renews Church’s commitment to eradicate clerical sex abuse - Vatican News
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Pope renews Church’s commitment to eradicate clerical sex abuse – Vatican News

Speaking in the wake of the release of the McCarrick Report, Pope Francis expresses closeness to all victims of abuse and renews the Church’s commitment to eradicate this evil.

11 November 2020 · 2 min read

Pope at audience: We must pray always - Vatican News
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Pope at audience: We must pray always – Vatican News

At the General Audience, Pope Francis considers three of Jesus’ parables that emphasise the importance of praying constantly.

10 November 2020 · 3 min read

A video of Cardinal Tumi during his captivity has emerged - Vatican News
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A video of Cardinal Tumi during his captivity has emerged – Vatican News

A video of a defiant Cardinal Tumi, when he was in captivity, is making the rounds on social media.

10 November 2020 · 4 min read

USCCB Statement on Holy See’s  Report on Theodore McCarrick - Vatican News
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USCCB Statement on Holy See’s Report on Theodore McCarrick – Vatican News

The President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, welcomes the release of the McCarrick Report, and says the American Bishops are studying…

10 November 2020 · 2 min read

Pope Francis meets priest abducted in West Africa - Vatican News
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Pope Francis meets priest abducted in West Africa – Vatican News

Pope Francis on Monday received in audience Italian priest Father Pierluigi Maccalli, who was released on October 8, two years after jihadist militants abducted him along with others in Niger…

10 November 2020 · 3 min read

UN deputy chief conducts solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel
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UN deputy chief conducts solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel

The UN Deputy Secretary-General is on a two-week solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel to underscore the Organization’s support to countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

9 November 2020 · 2 min read

Death of Rabbi Sacks, “an eloquent spokesman for humanity
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Death of Rabbi Sacks, “an eloquent spokesman for humanity” – Vatican News

The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, remembers Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, who died Saturday morning, aged 72.

9 November 2020 · 2 min read