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Pope Francis’ Amazon exhortation calls for holiness, not married priests

February 12, 2020 Catholic News Agency 27

By Courtney Mares / Catholic News Agency Pope Francis published his response to the Vatican’s 2019 Amazon synod in an apostolic exhortation Wednesday. Despite widespread speculation following the synod, the pope does not call for […]

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Sheen beatification delay an act of “sabotage,” Peoria official writes

December 7, 2019 Catholic News Agency 22

Peoria, Ill., Dec 7, 2019 / 09:30 pm (CNA).- After the Diocese of Rochester last week confirmed it had requested that the beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen be delayed, a longtime Peoria diocese official is […]

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‘I just wanted to be a priest’: Archbishop Gomez elected president of USCCB

November 12, 2019 Catholic News Agency 13

Washington D.C., Nov 12, 2019 / 07:25 am (CNA).- When he became a priest four decades ago, Archbishop Jose Gomez did not expect that he would one day lead the largest archdiocese in the U.S., […]

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Minnesota bishop kept admitted child abuser in ministry, did not investigate allegation of abuse

November 5, 2019 Catholic News Agency 9

Crookston, Minn., Nov 5, 2019 / 02:05 pm (CNA).- Depositions of Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner were released today, in which the bishop admits that he did not properly address an allegation of sexual abuse of […]

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Vatican cardinals linked to missing millions and financial scandal

October 29, 2019 Catholic News Agency 8

Vatican City, Oct 29, 2019 / 02:03 pm (CNA).- An Italian dermatology hospital and two senior cardinals are at the center of a burgeoning financial scandal involving a Vatican bank, the U.S.-based Papal Foundation, and […]

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Amazon synod document calls for married priests and increased role for women

October 26, 2019 Catholic News Agency 17

Vatican City, Oct 26, 2019 / 01:17 pm (CNA).- The meeting for the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian region has approved a final document which calls for the ordination of married men as priests […]

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Chaput: Fr. James Martin’s message causes confusion about Church doctrine

September 19, 2019 Catholic News Agency 32

Philadelphia, Pa., Sep 19, 2019 / 07:46 am (CNA).- After Fr. James Martin, SJ, spoke at a Philadelphia university, the Archbishop of Philadelphia urged caution about the priest’s message, especially regarding the possibility that Catholic […]

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Cardinal George Pell loses appeal of sex abuse conviction

August 20, 2019 Catholic News Agency 38

Melbourne, Australia, Aug 20, 2019 / 06:31 pm (CNA).- The conviction of Cardinal George Pell has been upheld by the Court of Appeals in Victoria. After an appellate panel announced its decision at a court […]

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Archdiocese of Baltimore offers explanation about names left out of Lori’s report

June 5, 2019 Christopher R. Altieri 23

The Archbishop of Baltimore, William Lori, is facing intense scrutiny over his decision to remove the names of several clerics — many of them senior churchmen — from a report he made to the Vatican […]

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Pope Francis: ‘I knew nothing about McCarrick’

May 28, 2019 Catholic News Agency 18

Vatican City, May 28, 2019 / 10:14 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has said that he did not know anything about accusations of sexual abuse by Theodore McCarrick, the former cardinal and Archbishop of Washington, prior […]

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