Papal preacher wants "penitence day" for sex abuse
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A Vatican preacher said on Friday in the presence of Pope Benedict that the Catholic Church should hold a worldwide day of fasting and penitence to ask forgiveness for its priestly sexual abuse scandals.
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Pope Benedict faced a growing   chorus of demands on Tuesday for an unequivocal apology for   remarks seen as portraying Islam as a violent faith, despite   attempts by Western leaders and churchmen to defuse the crisis.
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When Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange Tod D. Brown agreed to a record &#36;100 million clergy abuse settlement, even some of his toughest critics praised him as a moral champion of the church.
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Pope John Paul II told American bishops Friday that he shares their pain over the U.S. sex-abuse scandal and said he was aware of their determination to deal forthrightly with the problem.
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PORTLAND, Ore.  - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese  of Portland will launch an advertising campaign this week to  encourage people sexually abused by priests in Oregon to come  forward, according to a church spokesman.
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Indian Muslim leaders and political parties have demanded an apology from Pope Benedict XVI for his remarks implicitly linking violence and Islam.
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Sexual abuse of children is not just a Catholic Church problem and other institutions should take steps to acknowledge and deal with such "wickedness" within their own ranks, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
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A judge indicated Tuesday he intends to make public the employment files of Roman Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse.
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Pope Benedict on Sunday renewed his appeal to Catholics to reject abortion and euthanasia, saying life was God-given and could not be cut short under "the guise of human compassion".
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Pope John Paul II warned against attempts to tamper with what he called "the irreplaceable" institution of marriage-based family, saying Saturday that such efforts would deeply wound society.
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An African archbishop who scandalized the Roman Catholic Church when he was married by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon said Sunday that a top Vatican official has demanded he repent or his authority to celebrate Mass and perform other duties will be suspended.
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In a letter issued yesterday to parishioners, Archbishop Sean P. O&#39;Malley for the first time acknowledged a link between church closings and the sex-abuse scandal, saying his mission is
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Pope John Paul II asks US bishops to give more guidance to Catholic priests, to avoid a repetition of the child sex abuse scandal.
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador  - The Catholic Church in El Salvador begged forgiveness on Wednesday for a priest who raped an altar boy and now faces charges he abused other children.
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Even as he was dogged by claims of sexual abuse, the founder of the Legionaries of Christ religious order remained a favorite of Pope John Paul II. On Friday, Pope Benedict XVI showed a bold willingness to correct his beloved predecessor by disciplining the Mexican priest.
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Pope Benedict XVI celebrated a giant mass Sunday at Loreto -- home to one of Italy&#39;s most cherished Christian shrines -- by appealing to young people to eschew pride, violence and consumerism.
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Roman Catholic Church officials asked for an investigation Thursday of two U.S. lawyers and an activist they claim are trying to extort money from the Mexican church with a lawsuit alleging Cardinal Norberto Rivera protected a pedophile priest.