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Incoming freshmen at the University of Scranton walk past McCormick Hall, one of three campus buildings that will soon be renamed in response to the recent report on Pennsylvania priest abuse.

Names Of Accused Bishops To Be Removed From Buildings At 2 Catholic Pa. Colleges

5:42pm August 22, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

University of Scranton assistant professor Adam Pratt says the actions in response to the report on clergy sex abuse is "part of a healing process ... that we need to do as a community."

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Victim Advocates Of Clergy Abuse Say They Won't Bury the Past

6:10am August 22, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

The Catholic Church argues that much of the child sexual abuse to be revealed last week happened before reforms of the early 2000s. But victim advocates question whether that's a proper conclusion.

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Comprehensive Investigation Into Pennsylvania's Catholic Church Reveals Massive Sex Abuse Scandal And Coverups

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Mass Reflection: Catholics Face Their Faith After Another Sex Abuse Scandal

1:44pm August 21, 2018

"We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them."

Parishioners worship during Mass at St. Paul Cathedral, the mother church of the Pittsburgh Diocese, last week.

More Than 400 Have Called Pennsylvania's Hotline Since Clergy Sex Abuse Report

11:04am August 21, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

State investigators are listening to all the new calls of horrific abuse and say they are committed to vetting and pursuing them as far as the law will allow.

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U.S. Catholics Want Action After Report Details Decades Of Child Sexual Abuse

6:09am August 21, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to John Allen, editor of the Catholic publication Crux, about how Catholics are reconciling their faith with the latest revelations of child sex abuse by clergy.

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Father Kris Stubna walks to the sanctuary following a mass at St. Paul Cathedral, the mother church of the Pittsburgh Diocese, last week.

Have You Left The Catholic Church?

8:04pm August 20, 2018

by Amita Kelly

Catholics grappling with what the sex abuse scandal means for their own faith and trust in the church. NPR and our Pennsylvania member stations want to hear from you.

One Congregation's Question Of Faith Following The Pennsylvania Clergy Report

7:30pm August 20, 2018

On Sunday, a priest in Georgia spoke to his congregation about sexual abuse in the Catholic church. Those words prompted a remarkable exchange in the middle of the service.

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Pope Francis addresses the International Pilgrimage of the Ministrants last month in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican.

Pope Francis On Clergy Sex Abuse: 'We Showed No Care For The Little Ones'

2:43pm August 20, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The pontiff's comments were in a letter penned nearly a week after a Pennsylvania grand jury report detailed decades of alleged child abuse and cover-ups. "We abandoned them," Francis wrote.

Catholic Church Reels From Latest Child Sex Abuse Investigation

6:54am August 20, 2018

The Catholic church is facing another crisis over sexual abuse by clergy. David Greene talks to Jesuit priest Thomas Reese of Religion News Service about the implications.

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Catholic Community Grapples With Pennsylvania Sex Abuse Report

5:59pm August 19, 2018

NPR's Lakshmi Singh discusses the Pennsylvania attorney general's report with Terry McKiernan of Bishops Accountability; Catholic University of America professor Kurt Martens; and The American Conservative journalist Rod Dreher.