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Sheep are seen as Rural Fire Service crews engage in property protection during wildfires along the Old Hume Highway near the town of Tahmoor, Australia, outside Sydney, Dec. 19, 2019. Wildfires have been burning since August and have destroyed an area comparable to the combined region of the Netherlands and Belgium.

As bush fires continue to rage in Australia, local Catholics seek prayers

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As some of the worst wildfires in Australian history rage across four states, thousands of people in affected areas in New South Wales and Victoria continue to be evacuated to safety.

Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, pictured in an undated photo, was killed in a U.S. drone airstrike at Baghdad International Airport Jan. 3, 2020.

Iraqi cardinal: Innocents will 'be the fuel' for fire after drone strike

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Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako, responding to a U.S. drone attack in Baghdad that killed Iran's top general, said "wisdom is required to avoid the 'volcanic eruption' we are about to face."

A worker removes anti-Semitic graffiti on a shop window in the Belsize Park neighborhood of London. Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster used his New Year message to condemn the graffiti, saying such hatred "shames us all" and can have no place in society.

London cardinal condemns hate speech after anti-Semitic graffiti appears

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MANCHESTER, England -- An English cardinal has condemned "all expressions of hatred" after anti-Semitic graffiti was daubed across shops, cafes and a synagogue in London.

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles speaks during a lecture at The Catholic University of America in Washington Feb. 6, 2019.

USCCB president condemns anti-Semitic violence

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LOS ANGELES -- Decrying the acts of religious violence that have taken place during the Christmas season, the president of the U.S. bishops declared: "Violence in the name of God is blasphemy."

U.S. and California flags fly in front of the dome of the California Capitol in Sacramento May 9, 2019.

First clergy abuse suits under new California law announced

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LOS ANGELES -- An attorney who specializes in lawsuits for victims of clergy sexual abuse has announced plans to file 12 suits in nine California dioceses under California's new Child Victims Act, which takes effect Jan. 1, extending the state's statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse survivors.

People gather at Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg's residence in Monsey, N.Y., Dec. 29, 2019. A machete-wielding man attacked the residence during a Hanukkah celebration the night before.

Faith leaders condemn knife attack on N.Y. rabbi

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WASHINGTON -- A host of voices from throughout the religious spectrum condemned the Dec. 28 knife attack at the suburban New York City home of a Hasidic rabbi that wounded five, one of them critically.

Police and fire department officials in White Settlement, Texas, surround West Freeway Church of Christ Dec. 29, 2019. A gunman killed two parishioners there that same day.

Fatal church shooting in Texas, bishops offer prayers

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WASHINGTON -- Two Texas Catholic bishops offered words of condolence and prayers to the members and families of the victims of a church shooting in which two worshippers were killed.

In this 2017 file photo, former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick is seen with Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara at Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church in Washington. The Washington Post reported Dec. 27 that at least two popes received part of $600,000 in financial gifts from McCarrick, who also sent money to other high-ranking church officials through a special fund.

McCarrick fund gave more than $600,000 to clerics, two popes

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WASHINGTON -- Two popes and multiple priests, cardinals and archbishops received part of $600,000 in financial gifts from former Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, who controlled a discretionary fund, according to a report published Dec. 27 by The Washington Post.

Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, founder of the Legionaries of Christ, is pictured in an undated handout image provided by the order in 2009. The Rome-based headquarters of the Legionaries released a report Dec. 21 that the late priest sexually abused at least 60 minors and that at least another 51 youngsters were abused by Father Maciel's victims or victims of his victims.

Legionaries report 'chain of abuse' as victims went on to abuse others

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ROME -- Demonstrating a strong "chain of abuse," the Legionaries of Christ said its founder, the late Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, sexually abused at least 60 minors and that at least another 51 youngsters were abused by Father Maciel's victims or victims of his victims.

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica is pictured at the Vatican July 12, 2019.

Authors: Media coverage misleads on Vatican finances

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WASHINGTON -- Recent media coverage that points to potential financial misdealing at the Vatican is creating misperceptions about corruption and fails to adequately explain how the fluid world of financial investing works, said the authors of an article published in a University of Notre Dame journal.

Stones placed by pro-life supporters are part of a silent demonstration Nov. 30, 2019, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Catholic bishops of Northern Ireland have asked the U.K. government to include a mandatory waiting period for women who request abortions under a new law.

N. Ireland bishops ask for waiting period in new abortion law

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MANCHESTER, England -- The Catholic bishops of Northern Ireland have asked the U.K. government to include a mandatory waiting period for women who request abortions under a new law.

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