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The CCCB elected Archbishop Luc Cyr of Sherbrooke, Quebec; Montreal Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Dowd; Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Quebec; and Bishop Stephen A. Jensen of Prince George, British Colombia.

Vatican publishes list of bishops, youth to participate at synod

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VATICAN – To the list of members of the Synod of Bishops elected by national bishops' conferences, Pope Francis added cardinals from 14 countries, bishops from another 10 nations, as well as 10 priests who be full voting members of the gathering.
Pope Francis gestures as he leads a meeting with young people in Palermo, Sicily, Sept. 15.

'No to resignation. Everything can change', Pope says as he denounced mafia mentality

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PALERMO, Sicily – Honouring a priest shot at point-blank range by the Mafia, Pope Francis insisted that true happiness and a real change in Sicilian society will come only when people love and care for one another rather than trying to grab as much money and power as they can.
Emelie Callan will be a youth observer at the upcoming Synod on youth Oct. 3-23. She will join a group of young adults to participate in the synod discussions, but do not have a vote on the final proposals given to the Pope.

Cancelling youth Synod would be ‘short-sighted’

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The call to cancel the upcoming Synod of Bishops on Young People to focus instead on the life of bishops is “short-sighted” and not in the best interests of the Church or youth, says a Canadian Catholic who helped shape the pre-Synod document for next month’s meeting in Rome.

Villagers in Aparri, Philippines, secure a boat Sept. 14 in preparation for super Typhoon Mangkhut. The storm threatens more than 4 million people in the north of the country.

Church officials in Philippines assemble 'surge team' for super typhoon

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MANILA, Philippines – The social action arm of the Philippine Catholic Church has convened its "surge team" as super Typhoon Mangkhut threatened the country in mid-September.
Chilean prosecutor Emiliano Arias, who has led an investigation against alleged sex abuse crimes by Roman Catholic priests, poses for a picture July 18 after an interview in Rancagua. Chilean prosecutors raided four dioceses Sept. 13 as they continue a nationwide investigation into cases of clerical sexual abuse.

Chilean prosecutors raid four dioceses in ongoing investigation on sex abuse

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VATICAN – Chilean prosecutors raided four dioceses in the country as they continue a nationwide investigation into cases of clerical sexual abuse.
Anna Fata, attache at the Vatican's Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations, gestures as she leads mission interns on a tour of the U.N. campus Sept. 6. Looking on are Mary Goretti Byamugisha, left, Giulia Iop, Reyna Anderson, Juan Daray and Alexander MacDonald.

Catholic youth bring 'zeal' for faith, policy as Holy See interns at U.N.

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NEW YORK – The daily schedule at the United Nations is jammed with substantial debates and conferences about issues of interest to the universal church.
An altar server swings a censer during the opening Mass of the annual meeting of the German bishops' conference in 2010 in Fulda. A 350-page document leaked to German media and published Sept. 12 documents nearly 3,700 cases of alleged sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests, deacons and clergy in Germany over a 68-year period.

Leaked German report shows 3,700 cases of clerical abuse of minors in 68 years

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WASHINGTON – A 350-page document leaked to German media and published Sept. 12 documents nearly 3,700 cases of alleged sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests, deacons and clergy in Germany over a 68-year period.
Journalists gather around a piece of a meteorite, according to local authorities and scientists, after it was pulled from the bottom of Russia's Chebarkul Lake in 2013.

Vatican Observatory holds first workshop with world's meteorite, extraterrestrial curators

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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Rocks, mineral debris and even dust from space are kept in special collections, museums and laboratories all over the world, and the Vatican Observatory took the first small step to help curators make a giant leap in coordinating their efforts globally.
Pope Francis greets Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, during a meeting with officials of the conference at the Vatican Sept. 13. Also pictured are Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, vice president of the conference, and Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield, general secretary of the conference.

After meeting Pope, head of U.S. bishops says he's hopeful about addressing abuse crisis

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VATICAN – Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston struck a determinedly hopeful tone after his long-awaited meeting with Pope Francis to discuss the growing sexual abuse crisis in the United States.
Pope Francis meets with officials representing the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at the Vatican Sept. 13. Pictured from left are Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, vice president of the conference, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of conference, Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, and Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield, general secretary of the conference.

Abuse scandal 'lacerated' the church, U.S. bishops tell Pope Francis

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VATICAN – The leaders of the U.S. bishops' conference said they shared with Pope Francis how the church in the United States has been "lacerated by the evil of sexual abuse."
Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va, center, processes at the beginning of a pro-life youth Mass in 2016 at the Verizon Center in Washington.

Pope accepts resignation of West Virginia bishop accused of sexual harassment

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WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and has instructed Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore to conduct an investigation into allegations that Bishop Bransfield sexually harassed adults.
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