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Isidoro Jajoy, a shaman from Colombia's Inga tribe, blesses people in Bogota Aug. 14, 2019, during a preparatory meeting for the October Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.

Bishops, religious in Colombia listen to Amazonians before syond

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BOGOTA, Colombia -- Bishops, nuns, priests and residents of the Amazon basin met in Colombia's capital city in mid-August to prepare for a special Synod of Bishops for the Amazon this fall at the Vatican.

New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.

'Window' in New York statute of limitations opens

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York state's yearlong "window" in the statute of limitations opened Aug. 14, allowing suits to be filed by victims alleging abuse by priests, church workers and employees of public schools, hospitals and other institutions no matter how long ago the alleged abuse occurred.

A Sudanese protester gestures during a demonstration in Khartoum July 27, 2019. Bishop Yunan Andali of El Obeid said the country has become too fragile, after months protests in which demonstrators have been pushing for a civilian government.

Sudanese bishop says country is fragile after protests

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Sudanese Catholic Bishop Yunan Andali of El Obeid said his country has become too fragile, after months of protests in which demonstrators have been pushing for a civilian government.

Activists participate in an anti-abortion march in Mexico City May 18, 2019. The sign reads, "Love life. Choose life." In an Aug. 13 statement, the Mexican bishops' conference expressed concerns over a Supreme Court decision that upheld a health norm allowing access to abortion in public clinics if a woman has been the victim of sexual violence.

Mexican bishops: No matter how life is conceived, abortion is wrong

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MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican bishops' conference has expressed concerns over a Supreme Court decision that upheld a health norm allowing access to abortion in public clinics if a woman has been the victim of sexual violence.

Storm clouds pass over a a Catholic church in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh church cancels festival after 'disturbing message'

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WASHINGTON -- A church in the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Aug. 13 it was canceling a popular summer event, its parish festival, after receiving what it called "a disturbing message."

Bishop Peter J. Jugis of Charlotte, N.C.

Diocese of Charlotte, N.C. priest files under independent review

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An independent investigative firm is reviewing the Diocese of Charlotte's priest personnel files as part of the diocese's effort to release the names of all clergy credibly accused of child sexual abuse, the diocese announced Aug. 12.

An aerial view shows the power-generating wind turbines seen at northern Kenya's Lake Turkana Wind Power Project Sept. 4, 2018, in Loyangalani, Kenya. Catholic leaders welcomed the project as good for the environment and for human development.

Catholic leaders welcome new wind farm project in Kenya

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- As turbines turn on Africa's largest wind farm on the shores of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Catholic leaders welcomed the project as good for the environment and important for human development.

A woman who supports abortion stands alongside pro-life supporters during a June 22, 2018, rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. A new Public Religion Research Institute survey of more than 54,000 Americans released Aug. 13, 2019, shows 54% of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 40% believe it should be illegal in most or all cases, reflecting attitudes little changed from a 2014 survey. But researchers also detected movement in many demographic groups, Catholics included.

Catholics closely 'mirror' rest of U.S. population in support for abortion, survey finds

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WASHINGTON -- While a survey of more than 54,000 Americans showed little change in their attitudes between 2014 and 2018 on the legality of abortion, researchers detected movement in many demographic groups, Catholics included.

In this 2015 file photo, Australian Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, is seen at the Vatican.

Pell letter warning about Amazon synod sparks investigation

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MELBOURNE, Australia (CNA) -- The incarcerated Cardinal George Pell is facing an investigation by Australian prison authorities, after images of a letter he sent to supporters was posted on social media.

Cardinal Louis Sako, the Chaldean Catholic patriarch, celebrates a liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Feb. 4, 2013, file photo. Lay people joined clergy during the first two days of the weeklong Chaldean Catholic synod in northern Iraq. Participants pledged to continue support to displaced Christians so they can return to their homes following the 2014 attacks by the Islamic State group.

Laity participate in Chaldean Catholic synod

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AMMAN, Jordan -- The Chaldean Catholic Church concluded a weeklong synod in Ainkawa, a Christian enclave in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, in which laity from the church's various dioceses in the Middle East and the diaspora also participated for the first time.

People in Warsaw, Poland, gather outside the apostolic nunciature Aug. 7, 2019, to demand the resignation of Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski of Krakow. The protesters were upset that the archbishop had likened the LGBTQ community and the rainbow flag to a "communist plague." The placard reads "Love of a neighbor? What's this?"

Polish archbishop vows to resist 'LGBT ideology'

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WARSAW, Poland -- The president of the Polish bishops' conference confirmed the country's Catholic Church will resist "LGBT ideology" as equality campaigners demanded the dismissal of an archbishop who branded gays and lesbians a "rainbow pestilence."

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