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Archbishop Of Canterbury To End Official Duties On January 6 Amid Sex Abuse Scandal
Anglican church leader Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, said Wednesday he will step down on January 6 having resigned over a damning report into the church's handling of a serial abuse case.
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Catholic Church To Pay $76 Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada
The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday.
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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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Portugal Catholic Clergy Sexually Abused Close To 5,000 Minors: Report
Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts.
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Boy Abused In New Zealand Church Care "Shown Corpse" To Keep Him Quiet
A New Zealand inquiry on Wednesday heard harrowing accounts from people who were abused as children while they were under the care of the Catholic Church, one of whom said he was shown a corpse in a hospital morgue by a priest to keep him quiet.
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French Prime Minister Meets Pope As Abuse Scandal Rages
French Prime Minister Jean Castex met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday as the French Catholic Church battles a storm over clerical child sex abuse and the sanctity of confession.
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French Bishops Vote To Offer Payments To Survivors Of Sex Abuse By Clergy
French bishops voted on Saturday in favour of a plan to offer payments to people who were sexually abused as children by members of the Catholic clergy.
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Chicago Catholic Church Paid $80 Million To Sex Abuse Survivors, Say Lawyers
A victim of clergy abuse urged other survivors to come forward Tuesday as lawyers revealed that the Catholic Church in Chicago had paid out more than $80 million in sexual assault cases.
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Mexican Church Leader Held On $50 Million Bail In US For Sex Crimes
The head of a Mexican-based church, which claims over 1 million followers worldwide, was ordered held on $50 million bail in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday on charges that included human trafficking, child pornography and rape of a minor.
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Pope Francis Changes Church Law Makes Reporting Sex Abuse Obligatory
Pope Francis on Thursday passed a measure to oblige those who know about sex abuse in the Catholic Church to report it to their superiors, following a global clerical pedophilia scandal.
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Sexual Abuse "Handled Poorly": Pope Criticises US Bishops In Rare Letter
Pope Francis accused U.S. bishops on Thursday of failing to show unity in the face of a sexual abuse crisis, saying internal bickering had to end over a scandal that has shredded the Church's credibility.
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Jesuits Release List Of 89 US Priests Accused Of Sex Abuse
The disclosures by the Jesuit provinces of Maryland and USA Midwest are the latest chapter in the ongoing sexual abuse scandal roiling the Catholic Church and come after 153 Jesuits were publicly identified by two other provinces earlier this month.
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Outrage Over Church's Handling Of Sex Abuse Scandals Justified, Says Pope
Pope Francis said on Tuesday that young people around the world were right to feel outrage at the Roman Catholic Church's handling of its sexual abuse scandals as it grapples with a wave of new cases in countries including Chile and Germany
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"Shame On You", US Man Shouts As Cardinal Addresses Sex Abuse Scandal
A man stood and yelled "Shame on you" as Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Sunday addressed the sex abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church and asked parishioners to pray for Pope Francis as he deals with the problem.
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Pope Francis Remains Silent On Claim That He Ignored Abuse
Pope Francis has declined to comment on a growing scandal after a former Vatican official claimed the pontiff ignored sexual abuse allegations against a senior clergyman and called on him to resign.
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Archbishop Of Canterbury To End Official Duties On January 6 Amid Sex Abuse Scandal
Anglican church leader Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, said Wednesday he will step down on January 6 having resigned over a damning report into the church's handling of a serial abuse case.
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Catholic Church To Pay $76 Million To Hundreds Of Sex Abuse Victims In Canada
The Catholic Church is to pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday.
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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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Portugal Catholic Clergy Sexually Abused Close To 5,000 Minors: Report
Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts.
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Boy Abused In New Zealand Church Care "Shown Corpse" To Keep Him Quiet
A New Zealand inquiry on Wednesday heard harrowing accounts from people who were abused as children while they were under the care of the Catholic Church, one of whom said he was shown a corpse in a hospital morgue by a priest to keep him quiet.
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French Prime Minister Meets Pope As Abuse Scandal Rages
French Prime Minister Jean Castex met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday as the French Catholic Church battles a storm over clerical child sex abuse and the sanctity of confession.
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French Bishops Vote To Offer Payments To Survivors Of Sex Abuse By Clergy
French bishops voted on Saturday in favour of a plan to offer payments to people who were sexually abused as children by members of the Catholic clergy.
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Chicago Catholic Church Paid $80 Million To Sex Abuse Survivors, Say Lawyers
A victim of clergy abuse urged other survivors to come forward Tuesday as lawyers revealed that the Catholic Church in Chicago had paid out more than $80 million in sexual assault cases.
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Mexican Church Leader Held On $50 Million Bail In US For Sex Crimes
The head of a Mexican-based church, which claims over 1 million followers worldwide, was ordered held on $50 million bail in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday on charges that included human trafficking, child pornography and rape of a minor.
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Pope Francis Changes Church Law Makes Reporting Sex Abuse Obligatory
Pope Francis on Thursday passed a measure to oblige those who know about sex abuse in the Catholic Church to report it to their superiors, following a global clerical pedophilia scandal.
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Sexual Abuse "Handled Poorly": Pope Criticises US Bishops In Rare Letter
Pope Francis accused U.S. bishops on Thursday of failing to show unity in the face of a sexual abuse crisis, saying internal bickering had to end over a scandal that has shredded the Church's credibility.
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Jesuits Release List Of 89 US Priests Accused Of Sex Abuse
The disclosures by the Jesuit provinces of Maryland and USA Midwest are the latest chapter in the ongoing sexual abuse scandal roiling the Catholic Church and come after 153 Jesuits were publicly identified by two other provinces earlier this month.
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Outrage Over Church's Handling Of Sex Abuse Scandals Justified, Says Pope
Pope Francis said on Tuesday that young people around the world were right to feel outrage at the Roman Catholic Church's handling of its sexual abuse scandals as it grapples with a wave of new cases in countries including Chile and Germany
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"Shame On You", US Man Shouts As Cardinal Addresses Sex Abuse Scandal
A man stood and yelled "Shame on you" as Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Sunday addressed the sex abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church and asked parishioners to pray for Pope Francis as he deals with the problem.
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Pope Francis Remains Silent On Claim That He Ignored Abuse
Pope Francis has declined to comment on a growing scandal after a former Vatican official claimed the pontiff ignored sexual abuse allegations against a senior clergyman and called on him to resign.
