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U.S. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, is pictured during a seminar on safeguarding children at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome March 23.

Acknowledgement, respect is the least the Church can do, say abuse survivors

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VATICAN CITY – Acknowledging correspondence and treating victims with respect is the very least church officials can offer, said survivors of clergy sex abuse.

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, says he hopes U.S. President Donald Trump can be persuaded to change his positions on immigration and the environment.

Vatican official hopes Trump can be persuaded to change policies

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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican hopes that U.S. bishops and others will continue to raise their voices in defense of the obligation to fight climate change and, in time, can persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to change his position, a top Vatican official said.

At a book presentation at the Vatican, Cardinal George Pell talked about the positives and negatives of technology, Donald Trump's presidency and Brexit.

Cardinal Pell talks technology, Trump, Brexit at book presentation

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VATICAN CITY – Although new technologies can promote employment and new opportunities in an ailing economy, if used improperly, they can also lead to tragedy and affect the course of history, the Vatican official said.

U.S. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, speaks during a seminar on safeguarding children at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome March 23.

Cardinal O'Malley: There’s no excuse for not implementing sex abuse safeguards

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ROME – There is absolutely no excuse for not implementing concrete measures to protect minors and vulnerable adults from sexual abuse, said Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston.

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 15.

Church more than a flash-mob experience, says Pope in WYD 2017 message

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VATICAN CITY – Young men and women can live a true experience of the church by joining together and reconnecting with the past, Pope Francis told Catholic young people.

A pilgrim lights a candle Dec. 17 in the grotto of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Good Friday Collection to benefit Holy Land Christians

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VATICAN CITY – As Christians in the Middle East continue to suffer innumerable hardships this Lenten season, the Vatican has announced that this year’s Good Friday Collection will benefit Christian communities in the Holy Land.

Pope Francis' recent comments regarding married priest are not new concepts.

Priests and marriage: Pope's response not so new after all

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VATICAN CITY – While Pope Francis' recent comments on the subject of married priests made headlines around the world, his response falls clearly in line with the thinking of his predecessors.

Pope Francis uses incense during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 17.

Pope presides over Lenten penance service at Vatican

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VATICAN CITY – A few hours after urging priests to be generously available for the sacrament of penance, Pope Francis went to confession, then offered the sacrament to seven Catholics.

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Holy See's permanent observer to the U.N. in Geneva, told the the Human Rights Council that health care access is a human right.

Health care access is a human right, Vatican tells UN

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GENEVA, Switzerland – Health care access is a human right, not just a matter of philanthropy, the Holy See told the United Nations last Friday.

Pope Francis shared a moment with some Chinese pilgrims during his general audience March 15 who broke protocol to approach him.

Pope Francis shares a moment with Chinese pilgrims at general audience

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis greeted and blessed a group of pilgrims from China who broke protocol and approached him during the Wednesday general audience.

Argentina's flag is seen as Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 31, 2016.

Unlike previous popes, Francis is in no rush to visit his homeland

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TIGRE, Argentina – The Polish pope, St. John Paul II, made nine visits to his country of birth, the first in 1979, less than a year after his election.

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