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Over 100 Priests Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Still Active In Portugal Church
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who came under fire in October for saying 400 cases of alleged sexual abuse by clergy members did not seem to be "particularly high", said the Church must be held accountable.
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US Ex-Bishop Admits Covering Up 25 Years Of Child Sex Abuse By 11 Priests
A US association for victims of sexual abuse denounced Monday a former bishop in New York state who admitted to having ignored multiple sexual assaults on children committed by 11 priests over 25 years.
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Ex-Pope Benedict Under Scrutiny In German Probe Into Child Sex Abuse
A potentially explosive report into the handling of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church will on Thursday be published in Germany, with former pope Benedict XVI among those in the spotlight.
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French Bishops Kneel In Penance For Decades Of Child Sex Abuse By Church
Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show of penance at the shrine of Lourdes Saturday, a day after bishops accepted the church's responsibility for decades of child abuse.
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Europe Rights Court Rejects Child Sex Abuse Case Against Vatican
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday rejected a case by alleged victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests who sought to hold the Vatican responsible.
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Over 40 Years In Jail For Priests Who Abused Deaf Children In Argentina
Two Roman Catholic priests were each sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in Argentina for the sexual abuse, including rape, of deaf children, a court in the western city of Mendoza ruled Monday.
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Pope Francis Enacts New Legislation To Prevent Child Abuse In Vatican
Pope Francis on Friday enacted sweeping new legislation to protect children from sexual abuse within the Vatican and other Holy See institutions in Rome as well as by its diplomatic corps worldwide.
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Top Vatican Cleric Cardinal George Pell Convicted For Child Sex Abuse
Australian Cardinal George Pell, who helped elect popes and ran the Vatican's finances, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys, a court said Tuesday, becoming the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes.
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Pope Accepts Resignation Of Archbishop Convicted Of Child Abuse Cover-Up
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Philip Wilson, an Australian archbishop convicted in May of concealing abuse by a notorious paedophile priest in the 1970s, the Vatican said Monday.
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Australian Court Convicts Archbishop For Concealing Child Sex Abuse
An Australian archbishop was found guilty on Tuesday of concealing child sex abuse by a priest, which Australian media said made him the most senior Catholic in the world to be convicted on such a charge.
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Pope Francis Meets Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse In Chile, "Cries With Them"
Pope Francis on Tuesday met with a small group of victims of child sexual abuse by priests in Chile, the Vatican said, adding that he "listened, prayed and cried with them".
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'Never Try to Cover Up Child Abuse': Pope Francis Tells Clergy
Pope Francis has sent Catholic clergy a powerful reminder of their duty to stamp out sexual abuse of children by priests, warning that they must never let a fear of scandal lead to cover-ups.
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Polish Church Apologises for Child Sex Abuse
Leaders of Poland's Catholic Church have apologised to the victims of child sex abuse by priests and admitted they have long ignored the problem.
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UN watchdog demands tougher Vatican abuse fight
A UN watchdog urged the Vatican on Friday to live up to Pope Francis' vow to stamp out child sex abuse by priests, calling on the Church to ensure violators face justice.
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Pope asks forgiveness for child sex abuses
Pope Francis on Friday personally asked forgiveness for thousands of child sex abuses carried out by priests and promised more action following accusations of cover-ups and excessive leniency by the Vatican.
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Over 100 Priests Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Still Active In Portugal Church
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who came under fire in October for saying 400 cases of alleged sexual abuse by clergy members did not seem to be "particularly high", said the Church must be held accountable.
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US Ex-Bishop Admits Covering Up 25 Years Of Child Sex Abuse By 11 Priests
A US association for victims of sexual abuse denounced Monday a former bishop in New York state who admitted to having ignored multiple sexual assaults on children committed by 11 priests over 25 years.
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Ex-Pope Benedict Under Scrutiny In German Probe Into Child Sex Abuse
A potentially explosive report into the handling of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church will on Thursday be published in Germany, with former pope Benedict XVI among those in the spotlight.
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French Bishops Kneel In Penance For Decades Of Child Sex Abuse By Church
Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show of penance at the shrine of Lourdes Saturday, a day after bishops accepted the church's responsibility for decades of child abuse.
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Europe Rights Court Rejects Child Sex Abuse Case Against Vatican
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday rejected a case by alleged victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests who sought to hold the Vatican responsible.
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Over 40 Years In Jail For Priests Who Abused Deaf Children In Argentina
Two Roman Catholic priests were each sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in Argentina for the sexual abuse, including rape, of deaf children, a court in the western city of Mendoza ruled Monday.
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Pope Francis Enacts New Legislation To Prevent Child Abuse In Vatican
Pope Francis on Friday enacted sweeping new legislation to protect children from sexual abuse within the Vatican and other Holy See institutions in Rome as well as by its diplomatic corps worldwide.
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Top Vatican Cleric Cardinal George Pell Convicted For Child Sex Abuse
Australian Cardinal George Pell, who helped elect popes and ran the Vatican's finances, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys, a court said Tuesday, becoming the most senior Catholic cleric ever convicted of child sex crimes.
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Pope Accepts Resignation Of Archbishop Convicted Of Child Abuse Cover-Up
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Philip Wilson, an Australian archbishop convicted in May of concealing abuse by a notorious paedophile priest in the 1970s, the Vatican said Monday.
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Australian Court Convicts Archbishop For Concealing Child Sex Abuse
An Australian archbishop was found guilty on Tuesday of concealing child sex abuse by a priest, which Australian media said made him the most senior Catholic in the world to be convicted on such a charge.
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Pope Francis Meets Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse In Chile, "Cries With Them"
Pope Francis on Tuesday met with a small group of victims of child sexual abuse by priests in Chile, the Vatican said, adding that he "listened, prayed and cried with them".
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'Never Try to Cover Up Child Abuse': Pope Francis Tells Clergy
Pope Francis has sent Catholic clergy a powerful reminder of their duty to stamp out sexual abuse of children by priests, warning that they must never let a fear of scandal lead to cover-ups.
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Polish Church Apologises for Child Sex Abuse
Leaders of Poland's Catholic Church have apologised to the victims of child sex abuse by priests and admitted they have long ignored the problem.
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UN watchdog demands tougher Vatican abuse fight
A UN watchdog urged the Vatican on Friday to live up to Pope Francis' vow to stamp out child sex abuse by priests, calling on the Church to ensure violators face justice.
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Pope asks forgiveness for child sex abuses
Pope Francis on Friday personally asked forgiveness for thousands of child sex abuses carried out by priests and promised more action following accusations of cover-ups and excessive leniency by the Vatican.
