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The five archbishops who testified on the final two days of Australia's Royal Commission on child sex abuse says they would consider asking the Vatican for clarification regarding confession issues.

Australian archbishops to ask for clarity on confessions after sex abuse commission

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SYDNEY – Australia's five archbishops said they would consider asking the Vatican for clarification on concerns raised in a government inquiry into sexual abuse of children in the church.

U.S. bishops warn that the Trump administration's new immigration rules will hurt the vulnerable.

Trump's new immigration rules will hurt the vulnerable, U.S. bishops warn

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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s new border and immigration enforcement rules needlessly endanger the vulnerable, militarize the border and will cause many other problems, the U.S. bishops warned this week.

Boys carry sandwiches Jan. 20 in Aleppo, Syria. Conveying Pope Francis' closeness to the Syrian people, a Vatican delegation visited Aleppo Jan. 18-23 following the end of the hostilities that left thousands dead and the city in ruins.

Syrian priest: After liberation of Aleppo, living conditions still dire

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ALEPPO, Syria – Nearly three months after the Syrian Army liberated the city of Aleppo from ISIS control, the local population is facing harsh living conditions in a city left in ruins after nearly six years of fighting.

An artist's depiction shows the possible surface of TRAPPIST-1f, on one of seven newly discovered planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system.

Vatican astronomers applaud discovery of Earth-sized planets

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VATICAN CITY – The quest to find life on other planets got a boost when astronomers confirmed the existence of at least seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a red dwarf star just 40 light years away.

U.S. President Donald Trump is drawing praise for withdrawing an Obama-era transgender bathroom regulation.

Trump draws praise for withdrawing transgender bathroom regulation

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WASHINGTON – On Wednesday night, the Trump administration withdrew an Obama-era guidance that had directed schools to allow students to use the bathroom or locker room of the gender they currently identify with, not the facilities of their birth or biological sex.

A soldier walks past women carrying their belongings Feb. 11 near Bentiu, South Sudan. South Sudan's Catholic bishops have denounced government and rebel troops for attacking the civilian population and at times operating "scorched-earth" policies in defiance of international law.

South Sudan bishops condemn atrocities, appeal for help to prevent famine

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MANCHESTER, England – South Sudan's Catholic bishops asked for the world's help to prevent mass starvation that threatens the lives of more than 5 million people.

A large cross was erected at Telekuf-Tesqopa near Mosul, Iraq where intense battles to liberate ISIS had occurred.

Iraqi Christians erect large cross in area liberated from ISIS

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MOSUL, Iraq – After years of darkness, hope has returned to Telekuf-Tesqopa. Located 26 kilometres from Mosul, the village is rebuilding after being liberated from ISIS.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth, who described the Australian Church's leadership's handling of child sex abuse as a 'catastrophic failure,' was one of five bishops that testified at the Royal Commission.

Australian archbishops: Leadership on sex abuse was 'catastrophic failure'

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SYDNEY – Five Australian archbishops testified before a government commission on child sexual abuse, reiterating apologies and taking responsibility for actions that occurred before they were church leaders.

A woman holds a child's hand as they arrive for a rally in support of immigrants' rights in New York City Dec. 18, 2016. "We are expecting the worst," said one Catholic priest from San Jose regarding Trump's new immigration policies.

U.S. religious groups, leaders respond to Trump's new immigration policies

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Religious organizations and leaders were swift to react to new Trump administration policies that will widely expand deportations of undocumented immigrants.

Pope Francis attends a private audience Feb. 22 at the Vatican for Italian family members of those who died in the 2016 Dhaka massacre in Bangladesh.

Pope meets families of victims from deadly Bangladesh attack

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis met Wednesday morning with the families of nine of the victims of a terrorist attack which took place in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, last summer.

People fleeing violence gather outside a Catholic church in the Republic of Congo's capital, Brazzaville, April 5, 2016. There has been an upsurge of violence against the Church.

In DR Congo, there is an upsurge of violence against the Church

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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo – In the wake of an attack on a Catholic seminary, the leader of the Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has issued an appeal about “the alarming security situation” in his country.

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