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Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York speaking in 2015. The Cardinal announced a new compensation program for sex abuse victims in his archdiocese Oct. 6.

New York cardinal creates compensation program for sex abuse victims

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NEW YORK – The Archdiocese of New York has initiated a voluntary Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program to promote healing and serve as a "tangible sign of the church's outreach and reparation" by providing compensation to victim-survivors of sexual abuse as minors by clergy of the archdiocese.

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, greets Pope Francis during their meeting ahead of the opening ceremony of first global conference of faith and sport at the Vatican City, Oct. 5.

Keep sports honest, says Pope Francis at conference

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has taken his personal quest to wipe out dishonesty and corruption to the sporting arena.

Former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres speaks during an Oct. 6 news conference at Necessidades Palace in Lisbon after being nominated as United Nations secretary-general. The Portuguese Bishops Conference praised Guterres for his "deep sense of humanity and faith" after his nomination.

Portuguese bishops applaud nomination of former prime minister as U.N. secretary-general

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SAO PAULO – The Portuguese Bishops Conference praised former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres for his "deep sense of humanity and faith" after he was nominated as United Nations secretary-general.

An undated photo of Father Juan Heraldo Viroche, an Argentine priest who has been outspoken against drug trafficking. Father Viroche was found dead in his home Oct 5.

Argentine priest who criticized drug trafficking found dead at his home

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MEXICO CITY – An outspoken Argentine priest known for denouncing the threat of drug trafficking and warning of rising crime in the northern part of the country was found hanged Oct. 5 in his parish home.

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, pictured in a 2015 photo, has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.

Colombian president wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to end civil war

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OSLO, Norway – Even though the people of Colombia rejected the terms of a peace accord ending more than 50 years of civil war, the Nobel committee chose Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos as winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.

The European Parliament in Strasbourg, 2014.

Catholic commissions: EU must be more democratic to avoid breakup

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MANCHESTER, England – The European Union must be more democratic and less centralist if it is to avoid other disgruntled member states following the U.K. out of the bloc, Catholic justice and peace groups said.

Pope Francis talks with Congolese President Joseph Kabila during a private audience at the Vatican Sept. 26. The Catholic church has pulled out of a national dialogue in Congo, after its president backed the postponement of elections a week after meeting the Pope.

Congo church suspends mediation bid amid rising tension

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KINSHASA, Congo – The Catholic Church has pulled out of a national dialogue in Congo.

Displaced Iraqi women wait for their tent to be built June 21 at a refugee camp in Fallujah. Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, says the world has a duty to protect refugees.

World has a duty to protect refugees, Vatican representative says

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VATICAN CITY – While national concerns about an influx of migrants and refugees may be legitimate, no country should lose sight of the fact that the influx is made up of real people whose lives are in danger, a Vatican official told a U.N. meeting.

Residents salvage items from their destroyed home Oct. 5 after Hurricane Matthew swept through Les Cayes, Haiti.

Hurricane response in Haiti slowed by blocked roads, floods, power outages

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WASHINGTON – Haitian first responders and nongovernmental aid workers were assessing the damage from Hurricane Matthew even as they scrambled to deliver food, water and shelter materials to communities isolated by washed-out bridges and blocked roads.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, the Democratic nominee for vice president, and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the Republican nominee, speak during their vice presidential debate Oct. 4 at Longwood University in Farmville, Va.

Faith and politics take the stage in last minutes of U.S. vice presidential debate

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WASHINGTON – In opening remarks during the U.S. vice presidential candidates' debate Oct. 4, each candidate alluded to faith but they didn't return to how their beliefs influenced their political views until the last 10 minutes of the night.

A man pushes a bicycle in floodwaters Oct. 4 in Les Cayes, Haiti, as Hurricane Matthew sweeps through the island nation.

Catholic aid agency joins relief effort for victims of Hurricane Matthew

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WASHINGTON – Canada’s Catholic aid agency has already sent $50,000 to help the people of Haiti cope with the worst storm to hit the Caribbean nation in a decade. But the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace is still counting on Catholics to give.

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