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Jean Vanier, founder of the L’Arche communities, is pictured in 2008. The Canadian theologian noted for his charity was found to have engaged in “manipulative sexual relationships” with six women.

Vanier: The sad, awful truth

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TORONTO -- For the adults with disabilities who are the core members of L’Arche, news that Jean Vanier sexually abused six women over a 35-year period hit particularly hard.

Father Francis Xavier Nguyen Duc Dai distributes food to local people while wearing a protective mask in Son Loi, Vietnam, Feb. 25, 2020. The area has been quarantined due to the coronavirus.

China closes places of worship in effort to contain COVID-19

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YANGON, Myanmar -- The Chinese government has temporarily closed all of the country's places of worship in an effort to contain the COVID-19 respiratory coronavirus that has now killed almost 3,000 people, with more than 80,000 around the world verified with infections.

Jean Vanier, founder of the L'Arche communities, is pictured in a March 11, 2015, photo. On Feb. 23, 2020, Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, revoked the Notre Dame Award conferred upon Vanier in 1994 after an investigation by L'Arche found credible allegations that Vanier sexually exploited six women. Vanier, who died in 2019, asked the women to keep their relations secret.

University of Notre Dame revokes awards given to L'Arche founder Vanier

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The University of Notre Dame Feb. 23 revoked the Notre Dame Award that was conferred upon Jean Vanier in 1994 after the L'Arche organization he established found credible allegations that Vanier sexually exploited six women.

Australian Cardinal George Pell is depicted in this courtroom sketch during his June 5, 2019, appearance at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne.

Australian High Court releases Cardinal Pell's appeal submissions

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CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's High Court has released the full set of submissions for Cardinal George Pell's March 11 and 12 final appeal hearing against historic child sexual abuse crimes.

A woman wearing a face mask checks her phone outside the Teatro alla Scala opera house, closed by authorities due to a coronavirus outbreak in Milan Feb. 24, 2020. The Archdiocese of Milan issued a notice Feb. 23 suspending all public celebrations of Mass until further notice in compliance with Italian Ministry of Health precautions to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.

Northern Italian dioceses take drastic measures against coronavirus

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VATICAN CITY -- With the biggest two days of celebration and costume parades left, the famous pre-Lenten "Carnevale" of Venice was canceled as were Ash Wednesday services and even funeral Masses throughout the diocese.

Jean Vanier, founder of the L'Arche communities, is pictured in a May 2, 2014, photo.

Sex abuse allegations against Jean Vanier met with shock and condemnation

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The Catholic world in Canada is reeling with the news that Jean Vanier, founder of the ecumenical L'Arche communities that provide group homes and spiritual support for people with intellectual disabilities, used his status to have "manipulative" sexual relationships with at least six women.

Karla and Jason De Los Reyes hiked the Camino de Santiago from Sarria to Santiago, Spain, in the days leading up to their Dec. 12, 2019, wedding.

Couple takes the long road to wedding

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ARLINGTON, Va. -- It’s sometimes said that life is a journey. For Karla and Jason De Los Reyes, preparing for their new life together involved a literal journey — travelling 120 kilometres on foot along the Camino de Santiago in the days leading up to their wedding in Spain.

Joan Carr reads to students at St. Gerard School in north Edmonton.

Her commitment was ‘second to none’

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EDMONTON -- Joan Carr’s Catholic faith was her compass. It guided her in everything she did.

Ding and Marichu Camales-Torrijos take a short outdoor break on the Diamond Princess.

Quarantined B.C. couple relying on faith

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VANCOUVER -- The morning routine hasn’t changed for Marichu and Ding Camales-Torrijos since they and all other passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise were quarantined following discovery of the coronavirus on board.

Quebec’s National Assembly has vowed to fight any challenges to its Bill 21 law.

Bill 21 challengers face a long battle

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OTTAWA -- Opponents of Quebec’s Bill 21 are hoping that Canada’s Supreme Court will take on a legal appeal to have the law suspended until arguments against the law are fully heard in Quebec court next fall. 

Prelates are seen during the plenary meeting of the German bishops' conference at the Fulda cathedral Sept. 26, 2019.

German bishops to elect new president at meeting

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BONN, Germany -- This year's spring assembly of the German bishops' conference, scheduled in Mainz March 2-5, will be dominated by the election of a successor to the its current president, Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising.

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