Overall, women and girls in South Sudan live a ‘hellish existence,’ a U.N. commission reported last year.
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Diocese clears priest of abuse allegations, assigns him to Auburn parish
The Rev. Robert Vaillancourt spent roughly one year on administrative leave while church officials investigated allegations of sexual abuse in the 1980s. The diocese said in July that these allegations have not been substantiated.
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Bishop Deeley calls proposal to allow abortions late in pregnancy ‘beyond troubling’
While the leader of Maine’s Catholics is vocal in his opposition to Gov. Mills’ bill, other religious leaders are divided.
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Pope meets with Benedict’s aide amid revelations in unflattering new book
Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, has raised eyebrows with an extraordinary memoir in which he settles old scores, reveals palace intrigues and casts Francis in a deeply unfavorable light.
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Some 65,000 view Benedict XVI’s body at Vatican
Thursday morning’s funeral will be led by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square.
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Pope marks new year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict
Pope Francis has marked the new year by presiding over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and praying for his late retired predecessor.
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In U.S., sharply contrasting views on Benedict XIV’s legacy
Some U.S. Catholics, on learning of his death Saturday, recalled him as an obstacle to progress in combating clergy sex abuse and expanding the role of women in the church.
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Benedict XVI, first pope to retire in 600 years, dies at 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign has died
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Pope Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but in serious condition
In 2013, he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, and he chose to live out his retirement in seclusion in a converted monastery in the Vatican Gardens.
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Anti-abortion priest Pavone defrocked for blasphemous posts
The Vatican cited Frank Pavone’s ‘blasphemous communications on social media’ as well as ‘persistent disobedience’ of his bishop.