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Pope Meets U.S. Bishops In Rome Over Sex Abuse

11:05am September 13, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis is meeting with U.S. archbishops Thursday about the sex abuse crisis and in particular the accusations against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, formerly the archbishop of Washington, D.C.

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Congregation Remembers Botham Jean

7:24am September 13, 2018

by Rachel Osier Lindley

Botham Jean, the man shot to death in his own apartment by a Dallas police officer, is being remembered by his faith community.

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Pope Summons Bishops To Meeting On Sexual Abuse

5:57pm September 12, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Pope Francis is set to meet with a group of U.S. cardinals and bishops Thursday in Rome, to discuss the roiling clergy sex abuse scandal and the role some bishops played in its cover-up.

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Pope Francis will meet at the Vatican with leaders of the U.S. Catholic Church, including the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, to discuss clergy sexual abuse.

Pope To Meet With U.S. Church Leaders Over Clergy Sex Abuse

9:00pm September 11, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, will meet in Rome with Pope Francis and other church leaders to discuss further investigations into abuse.

Catholic Clergyman Calls For Cardinal Wuerl To Resign

5:56pm September 09, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin asks James Garcia, a deacon at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., to explain his open letter calling on Cardinal Donald Wuerl to resign.

New Jersey Launches Investigation Into Clergy Abuse In The State's Catholic Dioceses

5:53pm September 07, 2018

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about his decision to establish a task force to investigate clergy sex abuse.

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Taissa Farmiga stars as novice Sister Irene in new horror film The Nun.

Why Evil Nuns Have Tormented Audiences For Centuries

3:09pm September 07, 2018

by Kimberly Winston

Bless us, Sister, for audiences will have the living bejesus scared out of them when The Nun opens in cinemas nationwide on Friday.

Morning News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Alex Jones

6:09am September 07, 2018

It's Day 4 of Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. Twitter bans conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. New York and New Jersey launch probes into Catholic Church sex abuse allegations.

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Acting New York state Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood (left) speaks in Albany, N.Y. on May 15. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference on Aug. 1 in Newark, N.J.

New York, New Jersey Investigating Sex Abuse And Cover-Ups By Clergy

8:55pm September 06, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The attorneys general for both states have launched active investigations into abuse allegations. Last month, a grand jury report from Pennsylvania detailed abuse by more than 300 Catholic priests.

Students assemble for the first Mass of the academic year at St. Bernard School in Mt. Lebanon, Pa.

Catholic Schools And Parents Grapple With Whether To Address Abuse Report

9:07am September 06, 2018

by Sarah Schneider

Some parents and administrators don't feel it's their place to discuss a recent report on clergy sex abuse with young children. But are providing a space for students to voice their concerns.

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