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Missouri Examines How Clergy Sex Abuse Allegations Were Handled

6:57am August 24, 2018

by Jason Rosenbaum

The state's attorney general is launching what he calls a "thorough and robust investigation" of clergy sex abuse in the archdiocese of St. Louis. The church says it will cooperate.

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Pope Francis Visits Ireland Amid Latest Clergy Sex Abuse Scandals

6:17am August 24, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Ireland has been plagued by sexual abuse scandals involving priests. The pope's visit comes as the Catholic Church faces multiple sexual abuse scandals across the world.

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Morning News Brief

5:05am August 24, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a rebuke to President Trump, vows the Justice Department won't be swayed by politics. Hurricane Lane dumps torrents of rain on Hawaii. Pope Francis visits Ireland.

Pope Francis To Meet With Irish Victims Of Clergy Sex Abuse

5:03am August 24, 2018

David Greene talks to Colm O'Gorman, executive director of Amnesty International Ireland, who was raped as a teen by a priest. The pope will meet with Irish victims during his visit to Dublin.

Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Pressure is mounting on the pontiff as more and more church sexual abuse scandals unfold around the world.

Pope Francis To Visit Ireland Amid Church Scandals Across The World

5:42pm August 23, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

The pope is under intense pressure to enact concrete measures to ensure accountability for church officials who ignored or covered up sexual abuse by clergy.

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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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