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Children in traditional dress welcome Pope Francis arriving for a meeting with charity workers and for the inauguration of the House of Mercy in Ulaanbaatar, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.

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Francis opens a homeless clinic on the 1st papal visit to Mongolia

Several of the foreign-staffed Catholic religious orders in Mongolia run shelters, orphanages and nursing homes to care for a population of 3.3 million where one in three people lives in poverty.

September 04, 2023
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The Catholic Church profited from slavery — 'The 272' explains how

"You don't hear about enslaved people at Mass or in Sunday school," says Rachel Swarns. Her new book tells the story of 272 enslaved people sold in 1838 to help save what is now Georgetown University.

June 13, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on Wednesday.

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In a historic shift, Pope Francis allows women to vote at bishops' meetings

Catholic women's groups that have long criticized the Vatican for treating women as second-class citizens immediately praised the move as historic in the 2,000-year life of the church.

April 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Hooded Filipino penitents carry pointed bamboo sticks as part of Maundy Thursday rituals to atone for sins or fulfill vows for an answered prayer on April 6, 2023 at Mandaluyong city, Philippines.

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Live Easter reenactments resume in the Philippines despite Catholic Church objections

The real-life reenactments in the farming village of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province north of Manila resumed after a three-year pause because of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 07, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
On Wednesday, the Maryland Attorney General's Office publicly released a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex abuse allegations against more than 150 Catholic priests and examining the Archdiocese of Baltimore's response.

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Maryland attorney general releases report on decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests

The redacted report paints a damning picture of abuse allegations against nearly 160 priests, involving more than 600 victims and spanning 80 years, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore's response.

April 05, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
People protest as Pope Francis meets young people and elders at Nakasuk Elementary School Square in Iqaluit, Canada, last July. The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery." The theory is backed by 15th century papal decrees that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today.

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The Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' which was used to justify colonialism

The doctrine, with origins in the 15th century, was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people who had been living there.

March 30, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace during the weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday in the Vatican.

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After 10 years as pope, Francis continues to reshape the Catholic Church

The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative leadership. Opposition within the Vatican is fierce.

March 13, 2023
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  • Sylvia Poggioli
Bystanders look on as Pope Francis travels by popemobile as he departs the airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Pope Francis is in Democratic Republic of Congo, its first papal visit since 1985

His trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan will highlight the long-running conflicts in both countries and the rising importance of Africa to the future of the Catholic Church.

January 31, 2023
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Elmer Waniandy raises the crucifix as he leads his fellow parishioner into the rededicated and newly renovated Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples sanctuary, July 17, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Pope heads to Canada as Indigenous groups seek full apology

Pope Francis began a visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses at residential schools, part of the the Catholic Church's efforts to reconcile with Native communities.

July 24, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on May 19. The conservative Catholic archbishop of San Francisco said Friday that he would no longer allow Pelosi to receive Communion because of her support for abortion rights.

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Archbishop says Pelosi will be denied Communion because she supports abortion rights

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco said he sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter expressing his concerns after she vowed to codify the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

May 21, 2022
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on May 19. The conservative Catholic archbishop of San Francisco said Friday that he would no longer allow Pelosi to receive Communion because of her support for abortion rights.

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Archbishop says Pelosi will be denied Communion because she supports abortion rights

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco said he sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter expressing his concerns after she vowed to codify the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

May 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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A New Jersey Catholic diocese agrees to pay $87.5M to settle sex abuse lawsuits

The Diocese of Camden agreed to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic Church in the United States.

April 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Pope Francis listens to speeches during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021.

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Pope Francis expresses shame at the scale of child sexual abuse by clergy in France

The pope spoke about a report released Tuesday that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures dating back to 1950.

October 06, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Prosecutors say Mary Margaret Kreuper, the 79-year-old former principal of St. James Catholic School in Torrance, Calif., has agreed to plead guilty to stealing $835,339 from a Catholic elementary school where she was the principal — in part to fund her gambling habit.

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A Nun Stole $835,000 From A School To Feed A Gambling Habit, Prosecutors Say

Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, agreed to plead guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of wire fraud. The federal charges carry a maximum prison term of 40 years.

June 10, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
Pope Francis speaks from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square on Sunday. Francis expressed sorrow for the treatment of Indigenous people in Canada, but did not offer an apology.

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Pope Francis Expresses Sorrow But No Apology For Indigenous School Deaths In Canada

Francis urged political and religious officials to work toward "healing and reconciliation," but he did not formally apologize for the church's role in the forced reeducation of 150,000 children.

June 06, 2021
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
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