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Pope Francis invokes Abraham Lincoln in message to safeguarding summit

September 18, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Vatican City, Sep 18, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis invoked Abraham Lincoln in a video message released on Sat… […]

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More than 900 abuse claims filed against Buffalo diocese under Child Victims Act

August 18, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

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Buffalo, N.Y., Aug 18, 2021 / 11:03 am (CNA).
At Saturday’s close of the “lookback” window created by New York’s Child Victims Act, more than 900 child sex abuse claims against the Buffa… […]

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NY bishop hopes Child Victims Act deadline will close a ‘painful and sordid chapter’

August 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Buffalo, N.Y., Aug 16, 2021 / 14:04 pm (CNA).
At the close of the “lookback” window created by New York’s Child Victims Act, Bishop Michael Fisher of Buffalo said he hopes the process … […]

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Priests of Buffalo diocese continue to face sex abuse accusations

July 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Buffalo, N.Y., Jul 29, 2021 / 14:52 pm (CNA).
Since June more than 90 sex abuse lawsuits involving the Diocese of Buffalo have been filed under New York’s Child Victims Act.A July 27 sta… […]

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Vatican abuse trial: Prosecution requests jail time for defendants

July 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Vatican City, Jul 16, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
As a nine-month abuse and cover-up trial comes to a close, a prosecutor has asked the Vatican’s court … […]

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Some abuse victims dissatisfied by Rochester diocese’s bankruptcy plan

July 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Rochester, N.Y., Jul 7, 2021 / 19:01 pm (CNA).
A proposed settlement deal between the Diocese of Rochester and several insurance agencies has drawn criticism… […]

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Safeguarding expert to lead Rome’s new anthropology institute

July 2, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

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Rome, Italy, Jul 2, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Safeguarding expert Fr. Hans Zollner S.J. will serve as the director of a new anthropology institute succeeding the Center for Child Protection in Rome.The Pontifical… […]

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Iowa attorney general releases report on clergy sex abuse

July 1, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Des Moines, Iowa, Jul 2, 2021 / 00:01 am (CNA).
The Iowa Attorney General’s office has released a 30-page report on sexual abuse by members of the clergy, almost exactly two years after the b… […]

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Springfield bishop appoints co-chairs of sex abuse task force

June 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, Jun 29, 2021 / 17:01 pm (CNA).
The bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts has announced the appointment of two social workers to lead a… […]

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UN experts’ letter to Vatican has ‘no real teeth,’ says Church official

June 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

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Geneva, Switzerland, Jun 21, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A Church official said Monday that a letter from U…. […]

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