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A man walks past a banner reading "Stop human trafficking" in 2018 in Valletta, Malta. The Vatican has created a set of pastoral guidelines to inspire and improve the church's work in addressing the crime of human trafficking and the care of its victims worldwide.

Vatican releases pastoral guide to help church fight human trafficking

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VATICAN – The Vatican has created a set of pastoral guidelines to inspire and improve the church's work in addressing the crime of human trafficking and the care of its victims worldwide.
Dominican Sister Donna Ciangio, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., speaks during a symposium on the history and future of women deacons Jan. 15 at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in New York City. The event was hosted by the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture.

Idea of having women deacons is for church 'crying for ministry', not 'power', speaker says

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NEW YORK – Ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now, when the church is "crying for ministry," is a logical way to fulfill its obligation to bring the Gospel to all people, according to panelists at a Jan 15 event at Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York.
Only about half of the national bishops' conferences in the world have adopted Vatican-approved guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sexual abuse and promoting child protection, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said. Former head of Vatican press office, Father Lombardi was named to moderate the February summit on abuse called by Pope Francis. He is pictured in a 2018 photo.

Vatican summit to help nations lagging on abuse policies, moderator says

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VATICAN – Only about half of the national bishops' conferences in the world have adopted complete, Vatican-approved guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sexual abuse and promoting child protection, said the Jesuit named to moderate the Vatican's February summit on abuse.
Felix Tshisekedi, leader of Congo’s Union for Democracy and Social Progress, was announced as the winner of the presidential election.

African bishops, Canada’s D&P charge Congo election results of ‘monumental cheating’

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Who really won the election in Congo matters immensely to the Congolese people, but it also matters to Canada’s Catholic development agency, which spent the last three years helping ordinary Congolese get ready to vote.

Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl is pictured as he waits for Pope Francis' arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland near Washington Sept. 22, 2015.

Cardinal Wuerl apologizes for 'lapse of memory', now recalls McCarrick abuse allegation

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WASHINGTON – In a second letter issued in mid-January about what he knew and didn't regarding abuse allegations involving his predecessor, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Washington's retired archbishop, apologized Jan. 15 for what he called a "lapse of memory," clarifying that he knew of at least one abuse allegation against former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, but he had "forgotten" about it.
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago has been appointed by Pope Francis to be part of the organizing committee for the Vatican's Feb. 21-24 global bishops meeting to address clerical sexual abuse. Cardinal Cupich is pictured in front of Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna of Malta, also appointed a member of the committee, at the Vatican Oct. 18.

Pope Francis wants sex abuse summit to lead to accountability, prevention

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VATICAN – At the upcoming meeting on protecting minors, Pope Francis wants leaders of the world's bishops' conferences to clearly understand what must be done to prevent abuse, care for victims and ensure no case is whitewashed or covered up.
Bishops from North America, Europe and South Africa visit the UNRWA camp and school in Jenin, West Bank. The visit was part of the annual Holy Land Coordination.

Bishops see 'incomprehensible complexity' of Holy Land conflict during visit

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JERUSALEM – Visiting with Christian communities in northern Israel and the northern Palestinian Territories has helped bishops participating in the annual Holy Land Coordination see "the great need" to promote an understanding between Israelis and Palestinians, said Bishop Noel Treanor of Down and Connor, Ireland.
Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, apostolic administrator of the Washington Archdiocese, listens to a speaker Nov. 14 at the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore.

Wuerl clarifies prior denials to McCarrick abuse, says he handled it appropriately

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WASHINGTON – Cardinal Donald Wuerl told Washington, DC priests Saturday that he appropriately handled a 2004 allegation of misconduct against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. The cardinal also said that his recent denials of knowledge concerning McCarrick’s alleged misdeeds pertained only to the sexual abuse of minors.
Clerical abuse survivor Marie Collins is seen at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin, Ireland August 24, 2018.

Clerical abuse survivor wants Vatican summit to increase accountability

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DUBLIN – A prominent survivor and advocate for those affected by clerical abuse has urged Pope Francis to publicly name bishops who have been found guilty of negligence by church tribunals.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation address July 23 at the House of Representatives in Manila.

Philippine president open to talks, despite comments against bishops, spokesman says

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MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is open to talking with church leaders, his spokesman said after the president called on people to kill and rob bishops.
Pope Francis stand with representatives of the Chilean bishops' conference at the Vatican Jan. 14. The pope and the leadership of the conference met to talk about the sex abuse crisis affecting the church in Chile. Pictured from left are Archbishop Rene Osvaldo Rebelledo Salinas of La Serena, vice president of the conference; Bishop Santiago Silva Retamales of the military ordinariate, president of the Chilean bishops' conference; Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello of Santiago; Pope Francis; Auxiliary Bishop Fernando Ramos, apostolic administrator of Rancagua; and Bishop Juan Ignacio Gonzalez Errazuriz of San Bernardo.

Pope Francis discusses abuse crisis with Chilean bishops

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VATICAN – Pope Francis spent nearly three hours with bishops from Chile discussing the sexual abuse crisis that has rocked the church in the country, a Chilean bishop said.
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