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News/International

Australian Cardinal George Pell arrives at the County Court in Melbourne Feb. 27, 2019. Cardinal Pell was jailed after being found guilty of child sexual abuse; the Vatican announced his case would be investigated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Vatican announces canonical investigation of Cardinal Pell

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VATICAN – The day Australian Cardinal George Pell was jailed in Melbourne after being found guilty of child sexual abuse, the Vatican announced his case would be investigated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Archbishop Luigi Ventura served as Apostolic Nuncio to Canada for eight years, from 2001 to 2009.

Vatican embassy confirms sexual misconduct complaint against Canada's former nuncio

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QUEBEC – The apostolic nunciature in Ottawa, Ontario, confirmed Feb. 26 that it received a first complaint of sexual misconduct concerning Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the Vatican's ambassador to Canada from 2001 to 2009.
In this 2014 file photo, Father Miguel Angel Cadenas, a Spanish Augustinian missionary, baptizes an infant in an Urarina indigenous community on Peru's Urituyacu River.

Amazon synod to focus on climate change, not married priests, Peruvian cardinal says

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VATICAN CITY – The issue of married priests is something for the universal Catholic Church to discuss and is not the focus of the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, said Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo.
Pro-life advocates are seen near the U.S. Capitol during the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 18, 2019. In an evening vote Feb. 25, the Senate failed to pass a measure sponsored by Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, to require that babies born alive after an abortion be given medical attention and "the same protection of law as any newborn."

Measure to protect babies are born alive after botched abortion fails in U.S. Senate

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WASHINGTON – The Senate in an evening vote Feb. 25 failed to pass a measure sponsored by Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, to require that babies born alive after an abortion be given medical attention and "the same protection of law as any newborn."
A man sits on his chair in a small village in the Toubkal region near Imlil, Morocco, Jan. 12, 2019. Pope Francis plans to visit Morocco March 30-31.

Pope Francis will visit school for imams, migrant centre in Morocco

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VATICAN – Pope Francis will travel to Morocco March 30-31 as a "servant of hope" to encourage the country's small Catholic community, the migrants hosted there and all people of goodwill, said Archbishop Cristobal Lopez Romero of Rabat, the nation's capital.
Australian Cardinal George Pell leaves the Melbourne Magistrates Court Oct. 6.

Cardinal Pell convicted on five counts of sex abuse; verdict will be appealed

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MELBOURNE, Australia – An Australian court found Cardinal George Pell guilty on five charges related to the sexual abuse of two 13-year-old boys; sentencing is expected in early March, but the cardinal's lawyer already has announced plans to appeal the conviction.
Women religious from around the world are seen at a Rome briefing following their participation in the Vatican summit on protection of minors. Pictured at the Feb. 25, 2019, event are Maltese Sister Carmen Sammut, head of the International Union of Superiors General; German Holy Spirit Sister Maria Hornamann; Sister Veronica Openibo, congregational leader of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus; and Indian Sister Monica Joseph, superior general of the Congregation of Religious of Jesus and Mary.

Nuns hope more women at summit sets standard for future Vatican meetings

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ROME – The Catholic sisters who took part in Pope Francis' summit on clergy sexual abuse say they hope the presence of a dozen women at the gathering sets a standard for a growing presence of women at Vatican meetings of bishops.
Michael McDonald with L’Arche Kenya residents in 2011.

Looking at the world through L’Arche eyes

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EDMONTON – Some things in life are predestined, others are accidental.

Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido take part in a rally in Caracas Feb. 23, 2019, to demand President Nicolas Maduro allow humanitarian aid to enter the country.

Protests intensify along Venezuelan borders

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SAO PAULO – Tensions were high along Venezuela's borders after clashes protesting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's decision not to allow humanitarian aid into the country for millions of vulnerable citizens.
Much has changed since Sr. Helen Prejean, 79, helped start the conversation on capital punishment. Since the release of her book and the film, eight American states have abolished the death penalty

Sr. Prejean wages constant fight for lives on death row

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While some might say Sr. Helen Prejean has experienced great success in her fight to abolish the death penalty, she believes she’s only helped make some strides in the battle.

The CloudMinds XR-1 robot performs for visitors at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain Feb. 25, 2019. Technology holds the potential to benefit all of humankind, but it also poses risky and unforeseen results, Pope Francis said.

Humanity can be dangerously spellbound by hi-tech progress, Pope Francis warns

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VATICAN – Technology holds the potential to benefit all of humankind, but it also poses risky and unforeseen results, Pope Francis said.
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