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Father Yoelvis Gonzalez celebrates a memorial Mass Sept. 13, 2019, at St. Peter Church in Memphis, Tenn., in remembrance of Mother Mary Agnes Magevney (1841-1891), who is a prominent local historical figure.

Latin Mass celebrated for famed Memphis Catholic who founded order

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- On the night of a full moon Sept. 13, a high Mass in Latin was celebrated in remembrance of prominent Memphis historical figure Mother Mary Agnes Magevney (1841-1891) at St. Peter Church, sponsored by the Magevney Society.

Marie Collins

Victim disappointed by reforms

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BALTIMORE -- Clergy sexual abuse victim Marie Collins, who resigned from a Vatican commission on sex abuse two years ago, kicked off a five-city U.S. speaking tour by declaring disappointment with the Vatican summit last February on child protection and efforts toward accountability and transparency.

In this undated photo, the building of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer's abortion business is seen in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind. Pro-life supporters there are asking for a search warrant to determine if more fetal remains will be found in the building. The Illinois physician died Sept. 3, 2019, and the remains of fetuses he took from the now-shuttered Indiana clinic were found in his home.

Remains of over 2,220 fetuses discovered at abortionist's home

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Sept. 13 disclosure that the preserved remains of over 2,200 aborted babies had been found at the rural Illinois home of the recently deceased Indiana abortionist Ulrich "George" Klopfer has sparked outrage and demands for immediate investigations by authorities.

Bishop Salvatore Matano of Rochester, N.Y., speaks during a Sept. 12 news conference at the pastoral centre in Rochester after the diocese filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Cost of abuse in U.S. nears $4 billion

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The Catholic Church in the United States has spent a staggering sum of close to $4 billion in the past 20 years to compensate victims and to investigate, adjudicate and prevent clergy sex abuse.

In this 2017 file photo, Australian Cardinal George Pell is seen at the Vatican press office. Cardinal Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex offenses, has lodged an application to appeal his six-and-a-half-year prison sentence with Australia's High Court.

Cardinal Pell appeals abuse convictions to Australian High Court

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SYDNEY -- Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sexual abuse offenses, has lodged an application with Australia's High Court to appeal his guilty verdict.

Wayne Kendrick has shined shoes at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans for 35 years and shares his Catholic faith with customers and co-workers.

Putting a shine on people’s lives

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NEW ORLEANS -- From his elevated perch on the shoeshine stand near Concourse C of Louis Armstrong International Airport — a nondescript wooden platform with two blue-padded chairs and four metal footrests — Wayne Kendrick notices everything and everyone.

Sam Brownback, ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, gives a keynote address in Washington Sept. 10, 2019, at the sixth annual Solidarity Dinner hosted by In Defense of Christians. He urged more prayer and action to continue supporting persecuted Christians in the Middle East.

Christianity's future in Middle East has reached defining moment

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WASHINGTON -- In a room full of religious leaders, politicians and other supporters of protecting Christians threatened in the Middle East, Sam Brownback, ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, urged more prayer and action to continue supporting persecuted Christians in the Middle East.

Bishop Salvatore R. Matano of Rochester, N.Y., listens to the homily during Mass at Mundelein Seminary at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Illinois, near Chicago Jan. 3, 2019. In the wake of nearly 50 lawsuits filed against the Rochester Diocese since New York's Child Victims Act took effect Aug. 14, the diocese filed for reorganization Sept. 12 under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Diocese of Rochester, N.Y., files bankruptcy

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GATES, N.Y. -- In the wake of nearly 50 lawsuits filed against it since New York's Child Victims Act took effect Aug. 14, the Diocese of Rochester filed for reorganization Sept. 12, under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

David Ridsdale, who was sexually abused by his uncle, Gerald Ridsdale, then a priest, stands next to fellow sexual abuse survivors in Rome March 3, 2016. Lawyers say the Australian Catholic Church has opened the floodgates for tens of millions dollars in compensation claims after the Diocese of Ballarat admitted, for the first time, it knew of the behavior of the pedophile priest, yet continued to move him around from parish to parish.

New admission of abuse complicity could cost Australian church millions

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SYDNEY -- The Australian Catholic Church could face tens of millions dollars in compensation claims after the Diocese of Ballarat in Victoria state admitted, for the first time, it knew of the behavior of a pedophile priest yet continued to move him around from parish to parish.

The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington July 24, 2019. At a Sept. 10 hearing on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, pro-life members of Congress called on the House "to vote now and approve this humane, pro-child, human rights legislation."

Rep. Smith: Born Alive bill is 'pro-child, human rights' measure

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WASHINGTON -- At a Sept. 10 hearing on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, said the U.S. House "needs to vote now and approve this humane, pro-child, human rights legislation."

The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington March 26, 2019.

Supreme Court allows Trump asylum-seekers rule

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court issued an unsigned order late Sept. 11 that will temporarily allow the Trump administration to enforce its new rule preventing many Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States, while the legal battle over this issue continues to work its way through the courts.

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