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Pope Benedict & Clergy Bless Pilgrims, Forgive Abortions, Ignore Condoms at Catholic World Youth Day
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Nicole Neroulias
Catholic World Youth Day is underway, with Pope Benedict and ministering to hundreds of thousands of teens and young adults who have converged on Madrid, Spain for August 15-21 celebration. (This event takes place every three years, visiting a different country each time.) On top of the thorough WYD 2011 coverage offered by Catholic outlets…
Philadelphia, City of Brotherly Love & Hateful Abuse, Gets New Archbishop
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Nicole Neroulias
Updated at 1 p.m. EST to add NCR interview with Archbishop Chaput. It’s been a tough year for the Catholic Church in Philadelphia, where the pesky clergy abuse revelations just won’t go away. But now Cardinal Justin Rigali — due to reaching age 75 and/or the way the scandal has festered — is retiring, and Archbishop Charles…
Fun Friday: Pope Takes a Holiday, Israelis Disagree on Days Off
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Nicole Neroulias
In the spirit of summertime and my own recent hiatus, I’ve enjoyed the “Pope takes a vacation” stories on this appropriately slow news week. (Perhaps he’s already burned out from tweeting?) Pope Benedict Begins His Busy Vacation (Catholic News Agency) Vatican Reflects on Spiritual Benefits of Vacation (Catholic News Agency) Vatican: God Bless Vacation (USA…
Catholic Bishops Plan Seattle Meeting on Clergy Abuse; Global Scandal Spreads
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Nicole Neroulias
The U.S. Catholic bishops will meet in Seattle June 15-17 to consider revising their policy on clergy sex abuse: the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, passed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in June 2002, as the scandal had broken wide open nationally. Although the John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s report last…
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