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Pope Francis Addresses Abuse Of Nuns By Priests

4:27pm February 06, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sister Carol Zinn, executive director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, about the abuse of nuns and how the Catholic Church has dealt with the issue.

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Dennis Christensen, a Danish Jehovah's Witness, is escorted from a court room in Orel, Russia, on Wednesday.

Russian Court Sentences Jehovah's Witness To 6 Years In Prison For Extremism

1:35pm February 06, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Dennis Christensen was arrested during prayer. "I hope today is the day Russia defends religious freedom," he said before the verdict. Critics call it a severe crackdown on religious freedom.

Pope Francis Acknowledges Sexual Abuse Of Nuns

6:58am February 06, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis, for the first time, acknowledged the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops.

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Pope Francis celebrates a holy mass at St. Peter's basilica in the Vatican.

Pope Francis Acknowledges, For First Time, Sexual Abuse Of Nuns By Priests

11:22pm February 05, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, the Roman Catholic Church is being forced to confront evidence that clergy have sexually abused nuns.

Pope Francis Ends Historic Trip To The United Arab Emirates With Papal Mass

6:10pm February 05, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis ended the first-ever trip by a pope to the Arabian Peninsula with mass at an open-air sports stadium. The Vatican said the trip was meant to highlight fraternity among religions.

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Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Tuesday at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. His three-day trip to the United Arab Emirates marks the first time a pontiff has ever visited the Arabian Peninsula.

Pope Francis Delivers First Papal Mass On Arabian Peninsula

3:11pm February 05, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

His three-day trip was intended to promote religious fraternity and diversity, at a time when long-established Christian communities in the Middle East are dwindling.

Pope Francis Makes Historic Visit To United Arab Emirates

8:00am February 04, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis is the first pontiff to visit the Arabian peninsula after arriving in the United Arab Emirates. He's taking part in an interfaith conference and he'll celebrate mass.

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News Brief: Va. Gov. Controversy, 'El Chapo' Trial, Papal Trip

5:07am February 04, 2019

Virginia's governor is under fire for a racist photo. Jury deliberations get underway for drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. And Pope Francis is on a historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula.

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'A Reckoning With The Past': Priest Responds To Child Sex Abuse Accusations Within Church

7:42am February 03, 2019

The Catholic Church has released the names of priests accused of child sex abuse in Texas and Pennsylvania. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Father Alek Schrenk of Pittsburgh for his reaction.

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Pope Francis Set To Make Historic Trip To Arabian Peninsula

8:07am February 02, 2019

Pope Francis travels to the United Arab Emirates, where he will be the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula, known as the cradle of Islam. The UAE is home to one million Catholics.