The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said a modification offered by the White House did not go far enough in protecting religious liberty.
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Bishops Criticize Proposal on Birth Control Coverage
Georgetown University is rated one of the “10 most hipster campuses.” Catholic University is home to not one, but two of the “15 best dorms in the country.” And Johns Hopkins University made a list of 25 well-regarded schools deemed “least rigorous.” Wait, really? One of the region’s most selective universities — a world-renowned research institution that warns teaching assistants about the intense competitiveness of its undergraduates and has four Nobel laureates on its faculty — is accused of not being rigorous? Read full article > >
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Number of lists ranking colleges proliferate — and some don’t make sense
A bomb blast rips through a Catholic church near the Nigerian capital, Abuja, causing deaths and injuries, officials say.
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Blast rips through Nigeria church
The Catholic Bishop of Raphoe apologises for “poor judgements” in the management of priests accused of “horrific acts of abuse” against children.
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The head of a Catholic school apologises for its “terrible legacy” of sex abuse, as a report recommends that monks lose their control over its running.
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A Catholic bishop in the US is charged with covering up suspected child abuse in his diocese, in the first case of its kind.
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The indictment is the first ever of a Catholic bishop in the 25 years since the scandal over sexual abuse by priests first became public in the United States.
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Kansas City Bishop Charged With Failure to Report Abuse
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City’s Catholic Bishop is facing a criminal charge for not telling police about child pornography that was found on a priest’s computer. Kansas City-St. Joseph Catholic Diocese Bishop Robert Finn pleaded not guilty Friday to a misdemeanor count of failing to report suspected child abuse. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Finn had “reasonable cause” to suspect a child had been abused after learning of the images, and should have immediately alerted police according to state law. Read full article > >
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Kansas City Bishop charged for not bringing pornography found on priest’s computer to police
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie attacks senior figures in the Catholic church over gay marriage.
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Attack on church over gay rights
The Rev. William Norvel was considering retirement after nearly 50 years of ministering to and advocating for African American inclusion in the Catholic Church. But his fellow priests had a different idea. Several of them sat him down and made him an offer: Become the primary voice for the nation’s 3 million black Catholics. Read full article > >
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Rev. William Norvel tapped as first African American to lead Josephite order
Pope Benedict has met German victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and expressed “deep compassion and regret” at their suffering.
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Pope meets German abuse victims
Pope Benedict has met German victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and expressed “deep compassion and regret” at their suffering.
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Pope meets German abuse victims
BERLIN — Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Germany on Thursday on his first state visit to his homeland, where he is expected to be greeted by large protests and even larger crowds of Catholic faithful. The Bavarian-born pontiff was met on a red carpet at Berlin’s Tegel airport by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Christian Wulff at the start of his four-day visit. Read full article > >
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A man abused in a Catholic boys’ home says he is unlikely to live long enough to receive compensation.
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Abuse victim to die before payout
Number of lists ranking colleges proliferate — and some don’t make sense
Friday, January 6th, 2012Kansas City Bishop charged for not bringing pornography found on priest’s computer to police
Friday, October 14th, 2011Rev. William Norvel tapped as first African American to lead Josephite order
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Pope begins 4-day state visit in Germany amid protests, expectations
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