Catholic News Service
September 28, 2018
Archbishop Viganò issues new letter, appeals to Cardinal Ouellet
VATICAN – Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the former nuncio to the United States who accused Pope Francis and church officials of failing to act on accusations of sexual abuse, urged a top Vatican official to release documents that would prove his allegations.
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International
September 27, 2018
Editorial: A first good step
Miami Bishop Thomas Wenski was achingly correct when he stated in a recent homily that the storm pounding the Church is not a crisis of faith, but one of leadership.
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Editorial
September 27, 2018
Vatican diplomat calls for universal abolition of death penalty
VATICAN – Abolishing the death penalty worldwide would reflect the brave and hope-filled belief that crime can be dealt with without capital punishment and that a criminal should be given the chance to reform, a top Vatican diplomat told world leaders.
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International
September 25, 2018
On papal flight, Pope discusses sex abuse, cover-up corruption, China-Vatican deal
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME – The Catholic Church has grown in its understanding of the horror of clerical sexual abuse and of the "corruption" of covering it up, Pope Francis said.
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International
September 26, 2018
The Gospel preserves lives from mediocrity, selfishness, Pope says
VATICAN – During times of freedom or persecution, the Gospel is needed to bring meaning, fullness and hope to life, Pope Francis said.
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International
September 26, 2018
German bishops formally apologize, release sex abuse records
The head of the German bishops conference formally apologized for sexual abuse in the church, saying it "has been denied, turned away from and covered up for far too long."
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International
VATICAN – The recent Vatican-China agreement on the nomination of bishops seeks the true good of the church, the promotion of preaching the Gospel in China and the re-establishment of the church's full and visible unity, Pope Francis said in a message to Catholics in China and worldwide.
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International
September 25, 2018
Pope Francis prays for victims of ferry disaster in Tanzania
VATICAN – Pope Francis mourned the loss of more than 200 lives in a ferry accident on Lake Victoria near the Tanzanian island of Ukara.
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International
September 25, 2018
Scandals drive youth away from the Church, but there is time for conversion, Pope says
TALLINN, Estonia – In what is probably the least religious country in Europe, Pope Francis said he is surprised by how many people hold firm to their faith despite all the sexual abuse and financial scandals in the Catholic Church.
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International
September 24, 2018
Stay close to the suffering, welcome the condemned, Pope says to Latvians
AGLONA, Latvia – What would Mary do? was the question Pope Francis, in effect, asked Latvian Catholics gathered at their nation's popular Marian shrine.
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International