Sexual abuse not just a Catholic problem: Vatican
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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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The Vatican on Monday issued an exhaustive guide to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church on social issues, reiterating positions against abortion, same-sex marriage and preventive war waged without compelling proof of a threat. Church officials said its release a week before the U.S. election was not intended to influence the vote.
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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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The Vatican has revised its guidelines on marriage annulments, acknowledging some abuses and saying Tuesday that it wants the practice that some critics have dubbed "Catholic divorce" handled in a more serious way.
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A Vatican handbook made public Monday questioned preventive war and denounced the "horrendous crime" of abortion, but Vatican officials denied they were trying to influence the U.S. presidential election campaign.
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The Vatican, which has been accused of aggressively seeking souls in Russia and some other countries, said Friday it has every right to spread its message and accept converts but that non-Catholics must never be forced to embrace the faith.
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Roman Catholic organisations and the Vatican have reacted with outrage to the news that a hospital in the Netherlands has been carrying out &quot;mercy killings&quot; on newborn babies.
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The Vatican on Tuesday said Christian denominations outside the Roman Catholic Church were not full churches of Jesus Christ.
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VATICAN CITY -- A Vatican cardinal said yesterday that Roman Catholics shouldn't contribute to Amnesty International because the group adopted a policy calling for access to abortion services for women under certain circumstances.
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By VICTOR L. SIMPSON  VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI's personal priest asked the pontiff on Friday to declare a day of fasting and penance to express the Roman Catholic Church's solidarity with the victims of clerical sex abuse.  In a strongly worded lecture, the Rev.
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The Vatican established a foundation Friday to fund Catholic organizations assisting AIDS victims, urging people to contribute even if they object to the Church&#39;s opposition to the use of condoms to fight the spread of the disease.
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CALIFORNIAN Catholic leaders have struck what could be a record deal to settle claims of sex abuse. The Catholic diocese of Orange reached an out-of-court settlement in Los Angeles on Friday with 87 alleged
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An inquiry into the way sex abuse in the Catholic Church is tackled finds progress has been made.
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The Vatican's office for health care has concluded a study on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS, and a long-awaited report on it is now being examined by the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog, a senior cardinal said Tuesday.
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A Vatican cardinal said Wednesday that Roman Catholics shouldn't contribute to Amnesty International because the group adopted a new policy calling for access to abortion services for women under certain circumstances.
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Pope John Paul II assured American bishops from New England on Thursday that he supports their efforts to address the damage wrought by clerical sex abuse, acknowledging the scandal "cast a shadow" on the Church.
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A judge ruled Wednesday that the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese cannot withhold potential evidence or proof of clergy sex abuse by claiming that communications between priests and bishops are confidential.