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Catholic Leaders To Gather In Rome To Discuss Continuing Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis

4:26pm February 19, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

Catholic leaders from around the world are convening in Rome Thursday to discuss the continuing clergy sexual abuse crisis. Abuse survivors say they're not hopeful meaningful change will come from it.

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D.C. Catholics React To McCarrick's Defrocking

8:12am February 17, 2019

by Jenny Gathright

Catholics in Washington, D.C. react to news that the man who served as their archbishop, former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, has been defrocked after being found guilty by the Vatican of sexual abuse.

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'Essentially The Death Penalty': Vatican Defrocks Former Cardinal McCarrick

5:55pm February 16, 2019

Veteran Vatican watcher John Allen tells NPR's Michel Martin that the defrocking of former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick is the most severe form of punishment for a cleric.

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Theodore McCarrick, shown in 2011, has been accused of abusing minors and adults over a nearly 50-year clerical career.

Vatican Defrocks Former Cardinal McCarrick, Finds Him Guilty Of Sex Abuse

11:32am February 16, 2019

by Jacob Pinter

Theodore McCarrick rose to power as a cardinal and archbishop of Washington, D.C. He became the most senior Catholic Church official in modern times to lose clerical status.

Pope Defrocks Theodore McCarrick

8:22am February 16, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis has defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who has been accused of sex abuse.

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Nick Sandmann, a Covington Catholic High School student, stands before Native American activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial in January. An independent report found the students did not instigate the confrontation.

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Investigators For Diocese Say Kentucky Students Did Not Initiate Confrontation

11:26am February 15, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

A detective agency hired by the Covington Catholic school found students blameless in the standoff with a Native American man near the Lincoln Memorial that went viral on social media last month.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied: Is It Possible To Unravel Unconscious Bias?

9:38am February 15, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

Yassmin Abdel-Magied says people often make assumptions about her because she wears a hijab. She challenges people to recognize this as an unconscious bias—and learn to look a little deeper.

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Southern Baptists Face Calls For Criminal Probe Into Sexual Abuse Report

6:35am February 13, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Anne Marie Miller, who was sexually abused by a pastor at her Southern Baptist church. Recent reports show decades of sexual abuse by church leaders.

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People pray during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Phoenix in 2017.

After Explosive Sex Abuse Allegations, Southern Baptist Leaders Promise Reform

4:02pm February 12, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

"There can simply be no ambiguity about the church's responsibility to protect the abused and be a safe place for the vulnerable," wrote the president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

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Marc Lavarin, an assistant minister at Alfred Street Baptist Church, hugs Howard University student Mya Thompson after she learns the church's members have paid the $2,500 she owed the university.

Historic Black Church Donates $100,000 To Pay Off Debts Of Howard U. Students

3:17pm February 12, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The idea that bridging small financial shortfalls for students can make a big impact is starting to gain attention. For 34 students, a Virginia church's donation has eased the burden.