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Bono, the lead singer of U2, speaks during a news conference in the Vatican press hall after meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican Sept. 19.

U2's Bono meets Pope Francis to sign charity agreement

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VATICAN – Bono, the lead singer of the Irish band U2, said he told Pope Francis that in Ireland "it looks as though the abusers are being more protected than the victims. And you could see the pain in his face."
A man prays during Mass in 2017 at in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. Sources say a long-awaited Vatican agreement with China, expected to be signed soon, only solves some of the issues of the church in China.

Vatican-China deal could be signed in late September, media reports say

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HONG KONG – The long-awaited Sino-Vatican agreement on the nomination of bishops is expected to be signed in September, reported several media outlets.
Demonstrators hold candles and flowers Aug. 20 in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, Chile. The demonstration was held as a protest against sexual abuse committed in the Chilean Catholic Church, in an event organized by the Network of Survivors of Ecclesiastical Abuse in Chile.

Church isn't above the law when it comes to abuse, Chilean bishop says

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VATICAN – As revelations of the sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by clergy continue in Chile, an archbishop said that the church can no longer ignore the suffering of victims.
Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich-Freising, president of the German bishops' conference, arrives for a session of the Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 23, 2015.

Cardinal Marx says mistakes were made in handling abuse, calls for change in German church

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Cardinal Reinhard Marx, head of the German bishops' conference, admitted that mistakes were made in the German church's handling of sex abuse of minors and said he anticipates change in the church.
Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, speaks during a Sept. 18 Vatican news conference to announce synod changes. Also pictured is Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman. Pope Francis has issued an apostolic constitution, updating the rules of how the synod is prepared for, conducted and implemented.

Pope Francis gives new vision for Synod of Bishops

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VATICAN – The Synod of Bishops increasingly should be a structure for listening to the Catholic faithful, demonstrating a local bishop's concern for the entire church and a means of expressing all the bishops' unity with the pope, Pope Francis said.
Palestinian youths run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a Sept. 10 protest along a beach in the Gaza Strip. The U.S. budgetary cuts to humanitarian aid institutions providing assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank could lead to long-term disastrous consequences, said aid workers in the region.

U.S. aid cuts to Palestinians could be disastrous, Catholic workers say

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JERUSALEM – The U.S. budgetary cuts to humanitarian aid institutions helping Palestinians could lead to long-term disastrous consequences, said Catholic aid workers in the region.
Displaced children are seen Sept. 11 at a camp in Idlib, Syria.

Idlib civilians fear offensive by Syrian forces, Christian aid group says

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AMMAN, Jordan – Christians and other civilians inside Idlib, Syria, are fearful of an impending, all-out offensive by their government and its Russian and Iranian backers on the northwestern province, the last rebel stronghold and presumed endgame in Syria's more than seven-year-old war.
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 announced Sept. 11 that he will meet soon with Pope Francis to discuss the resignation he submitted three years ago when he turned 75.

Healing begins with seeking forgiveness, Cardinal Wuerl says

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WASHINGTON – A "Season of Healing" for sexual abuse survivors began in the Archdiocese of Washington with a Sept. 14 Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta speaks with members of the Catholic community inside a church in Osorno, Chile, June 14.

Everyone in the church must act to prevent abuse, Archbishop Scicluna says

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VATICAN – Inviting presidents of the world's bishops' conference to the Vatican to discuss abuse prevention reflects an understanding that "lovely" words and promises are not enough – concrete, concerted action by the whole church is needed, said Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta.
A pro-life activist holds a rosary outside an abortion clinic in 2012 in London. Auxiliary Bishop John Sherrington of Westminster praised a decision by the British government not to impose exclusion zones around abortion clinics throughout the country.

English bishop commends government ruling on abortion clinic buffer zones

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MANCHESTER, England – A Catholic bishop has praised a decision by the British government not to impose exclusion zones around abortion clinics throughout the country.
Rescue workers and volunteers search for buried villagers Sept. 16 after Typhoon Mangkhut hit Itogon, Philippines. Villagers had taken shelter in an abandoned mine shaft that collapsed.

Rescue workers continue search for missing Filipinos after Typhoon Mangkhut

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MANILA, Philippines – Rescue workers continued the search for missing Filipinos trapped in an abandoned mine Sept. 17, two days after Typhoon Mangkhut hit the northern Philippines.
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