The Baltimore archdiocese says it has paid over $13.2 million for care and compensation for 301 abuse victims since the 1980s.
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Ukrainian court puts Orthodox leader under house arrest
The abbot of a famed monastery is suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense.
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Pope Francis leaves hospital; ‘Still alive,’ he quips
Francis, was hospitalized at Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday following his weekly public audience in St. Peter’s Square after reportedly experiencing breathing difficulties.
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Vatican: Pope to leave hospital on Saturday, eats pizza
Francis was hospitalized on Wednesday at Gemelli Polyclinic, where doctors said the pontiff was receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat his bronchitis.
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Pope to be hospitalized for days with lung infection, Vatican says
The news immediately raised questions about Pope Francis’ overall health, and his ability to celebrate the busy Holy Week events that are due to begin this weekend with Palm Sunday.
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Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims
The new law makes clear that adults can be rendered vulnerable to abuse even occasionally, as situations present themselves.
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New report raises alarm over antisemitic attacks and incidents reaching a 43-year high
The number of incidents reported in Maine has grown, although cases remain rare here.
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Pope promotes ‘humanitarian corridors’ for migrants
Families from Syria, Afghanistan, Rwanda and Ukraine meet with the pontiff in the Vatican auditorium.
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$3 million in federal funds will help preserve Maine Irish Heritage Center’s history
The center inside the old St. Dominic’s church building in Portland’s West End, a key piece of the area’s rich Irish identity, will get long-needed updates to the roof and brickwork.
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Six new lawsuits against Maine diocese say priest continued to abuse girls after changing parishes
The civil complaints filed Wednesday all allege that the Rev. Lawrence Sabatino abused the plaintiffs, who were 5 to 11 years old at the time, in Lewiston and Portland from 1958 to 1967.