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Nuns say they will continue dialogue despite Vatican criticisms

Nuns say they will continue dialogue despite Vatican criticisms

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The American nuns who were publicly scolded by the Vatican’s top doctrinal official for disobedience and promoting unorthodox beliefs have rejected the criticisms, and say their “attempts to clarify misperceptions have led to deeper misunderstandings” between Rome and the organization representing most of the 50,000 sisters in the U.S.

Women holding signs take part in a May 5 protest in Lagos, Nigeria, to demand the release of abducted high school girls. The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the abduction of 276 schoolgirls during a raid in the remote villag e of Chibok in April.

Vatican calls for release of kidnapped Nigerian girls

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican issued an urgent appeal today for the release of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

German Cardinal Walter Kasper arrives at Rome's Church of St. Anselm in this March 5 file photo.Cardinal Kasper said fresh Vatican criticism of American nuns was typical of the “narrower” view that officials of the Roman Curia tend to take, and he said U.S. Catholics shouldn’t be overly concerned.

'Pope’s theologian’ downplays Vatican blast at U.S. nuns

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NEW YORK - The German cardinal who has been called the “Pope’s theologian” said fresh Vatican criticism of American nuns was typical of the “narrower” view that officials of the Roman Curia tend to take, and he said U.S. Catholics shouldn’t be overly concerned.

The Vatican’s ambassador to UN agencies in Geneva, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, told the panel May 6 that the Catholic Church had “crossed the threshold” in its approach to the issue of abuse, saying the Church’s internal culture had changed.

Vatican defends record on sexual abuse to UN panel

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has effectively addressed the “worldwide scourge” of clerical sexual abuse over the past decade and promoted the reporting of allegations to both Church and legal authorities, a United Nations panel heard.

Sr. Carol Zinn addresses the Leadership Conference of Women Religious during its annual assembly in Orlando, Fla., last August Zinn was one of four LCWR leaders who recently met with Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Vatican’s doctrine chief blasts U.S. nuns for disobedience

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Catholic nuns in the United States have been thumbing their nose at Rome’s demands to toe the doctrinal line and they need to obey or face serious consequences, the Vatican’s enforcer of orthodoxy said in a surprisingly tough talk to women representing most American sisters.

Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Holy See representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva, told the Committee Against Torture May 6 that the sexual abuse of children "is a worldwide plague and scourge" that the Vatican, national bishops' conferences, religious orders and individual dioceses have worked seriously to eliminate within the Catholic Church.

Vatican official says church making progress in stopping sexual abuse

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VATICAN CITY - Appearing before a U.N. committee monitoring adherence to an international treaty designed to fight torture, a Vatican official insisted that, over the past 10 years, the Catholic Church has "in a systematic, constructive and effective way," worked to prevent clerical sexual abuse of minors and assist victims.

Vatican statistics report Church growth remains steady worldwide

Vatican statistics report Church growth remains steady worldwide

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VATICAN CITY - The number of Catholics in the world and the number of priests, permanent deacons and religious men all increased in 2012, while the number of women in religious orders continued to decline, according to Vatican statistics.

Orthodox Metropolitan Emmanuel of France is the coordinator of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the meetings with Pope Francis May 25. Metropolitan Emmanuel is pictured in a March 18 photo.

Hopes rise that Pope, patriarch meeting renews Christian unity effort

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ROME - The Orthodox bishop who is co-ordinating the upcoming pilgrimage to Jerusalem by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said he hopes the patriarch's May 25 meeting with Pope Francis will give new impetus to efforts for Christian unity.

Cardinal Sean O'Malley said the Catholic Church has failed to recognize the worldwide reach of clerical abuse.

‘So much denial’ on sexual abuse crisis, says Cardinal O'Malley

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VATICAN CITY - The Roman Catholic Church has failed to recognize the worldwide reach of clerical sexual abuse, said Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley.

Social climbers should head for hills, not the Church, for ambitions

Social climbers should head for hills, not the Church, for ambitions

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VATICAN CITY - The Catholic Church is no place for "climbers" who want to reach the heights of prestige, power and profit, Pope Francis said.

Youths take part in a soccer clinic on the field. Pope Francis urged professional athletes to always be sportsmanlike on and off the field because so many people, especially kids, look up to them

Fun, not money should rule sports, says Pope Francis

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VATICAN CITY - Soccer-fan Pope Francis urged professional athletes to always be sportsmanlike on and off the field because so many people, especially kids, look up to them.

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