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Who will be the next Pope? Local religious studies experts weigh in on pope's resignation
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Many questions are surrounding the pope's sudden resignation. It's something that hasn't happened in our lifetime. So what will a new pope mean for the Catholic Church? Our experts said once a new pope is elected, they don't...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism
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'Legacy of faith': Bishop D'Arcy remembered
Despite deteriorating health, Bishop Emeritus John M. DArcy preached the word of God right up to the end. During a mass held last week by the Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades at DArcy's Fort Wayne home, DArcy -- confined to a wheelchair -- began preaching...
Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Executive Branch, Immigration, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Retired Mich. priest placed on leave after claims
FARMINGTON, Mich. (AP) — Church officials say an 83-year-old retired suburban Detroit priest has been placed on leave and restricted from public ministry following allegations of sexual misconduct involving minors. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of...
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In Pa. abuse trial, a window into church practices
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A landmark priest-abuse trial in Philadelphia set to start Monday is likely to unveil some of the operations of the Roman Catholic archdiocese and detail how child sexual abuse complaints were buried for decades as the priests...Tags: Trials, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Abusive Behavior, Prosecution
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Notre Dame's president stresses reporting of abuse
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — In the wake of the Penn State scandal, University of Notre Dame President the Rev. John I. Jenkins recently sent an e-mail to students and employees reminding them of their obligation to report cases of suspected abuse and other...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, College Sports, Religion and Belief, The Pennsylvania State University
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WikiLeaks film shifts focus after Julian Assange won't share info
When director Alex Gibney began work on his documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," he thought he would be telling the story of a charismatic, silver-haired free speech advocate named Julian Assange, who had exposed dark corners of...
Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Religion and Belief, Film Festivals, U.S. Department of Justice
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Pope warns Church against closing in on itself
Reuters* Francis warns of threat of a self-referential Church * Urges faithful to go out to the "very outskirts" of the world * Mass marks Pentecost Sunday, viewed as birthday of Church By Catherine Hornby VATICAN CITY, May 19 (Reuters) - Pope Francis warned...Tags: Christianity, Francis I, Abusive Behavior, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism
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Disgraced Cardinal O'Brien to leave Scotland for penance-Vatican
ReutersVATICAN CITY, May 15 (Reuters) - Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien, who resigned as head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland after acknowledging sexual misconduct, will leave Scotland for months of "prayer and penance", the Vatican said on Wednesday. A...Tags: Christianity, Francis I, Religion and Belief, Papal Conclave (2013), Roman Catholicism
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Disgraced Cardinal to leave Scotland for penance-Vatican
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who resigned as head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland after admitting to sexual misconduct, will leave his country for months of "prayer and penance", the Vatican said on Wednesday. A...Tags: United Kingdom, Benedict XVI, Francis I, Religion and Belief, Sexual Misconduct
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Banned priest not monitored
WHITLEY CITY, Ky. — Five years after church officials ordered the Rev. Carroll Howlin to stop functioning as a missionary priest in this isolated mountain community, Joliet diocesan leaders received a letter from a suburban pastor that illuminated...Tags: Trials, Substance Abuse, Human Interest, Religion and Belief, OxyContin (drug)
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Former priest at Schaumburg church sued for sexual abuse
A former parishioner at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Schaumburg sued an ex-Roman Catholic priest and the Archdiocese of Chicago in Cook County Circuit Court on Thursday, accusing the former church leader of sexual abuse. According to the complaint,...
Tags: Trials, Cook County Government, Christianity, Chicago Tribune, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
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Police investigating sex abuse allegations at Anne Arundel Catholic school
Anne Arundel County police are investigating sexual abuse allegations by a former student at Monsignor Slade Catholic School in Glen Burnie, officials of the Archdiocese of Baltimore said Wednesday. In a letter posted on the archdiocese website and...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Sexual Misconduct, Sex Crimes, Christianity, Students
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