Catholic News Service
September 19, 2018
Five Canadians added to youth synod
VATICAN – The Vatican has announced that five more Canadians — a cardinal, two priests and two laity — have been selected to participate in the upcoming Synod of Bishops on youth.
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Canada
September 19, 2018
U2's Bono meets Pope Francis to sign charity agreement
VATICAN – Bono, the lead singer of the Irish band U2, said he told Pope Francis that in Ireland "it looks as though the abusers are being more protected than the victims. And you could see the pain in his face."
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International
September 19, 2018
Vatican-China deal could be signed in late September, media reports say
HONG KONG – The long-awaited Sino-Vatican agreement on the nomination of bishops is expected to be signed in September, reported several media outlets.
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International
September 19, 2018
Church isn't above the law when it comes to abuse, Chilean bishop says
VATICAN – As revelations of the sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by clergy continue in Chile, an archbishop said that the church can no longer ignore the suffering of victims.
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International
September 19, 2018
Cardinal Marx says mistakes were made in handling abuse, calls for change in German church
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, head of the German bishops' conference, admitted that mistakes were made in the German church's handling of sex abuse of minors and said he anticipates change in the church.
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International
September 18, 2018
Canadian bishops issue tighter rules for media accreditation for upcoming plenary assembly
MONTREAL – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued stricter rules for media who want to cover its annual plenary assembly to be held in Cornwall, Ontario, Sept. 24-28.
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Canada
September 18, 2018
U.S. aid cuts to Palestinians could be disastrous, Catholic workers say
JERUSALEM – The U.S. budgetary cuts to humanitarian aid institutions helping Palestinians could lead to long-term disastrous consequences, said Catholic aid workers in the region.
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International
September 18, 2018
Pope Francis gives new vision for Synod of Bishops
VATICAN – The Synod of Bishops increasingly should be a structure for listening to the Catholic faithful, demonstrating a local bishop's concern for the entire church and a means of expressing all the bishops' unity with the pope, Pope Francis said.
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International
September 18, 2018
Idlib civilians fear offensive by Syrian forces, Christian aid group says
AMMAN, Jordan – Christians and other civilians inside Idlib, Syria, are fearful of an impending, all-out offensive by their government and its Russian and Iranian backers on the northwestern province, the last rebel stronghold and presumed endgame in Syria's more than seven-year-old war.
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International
September 17, 2018
English bishop commends government ruling on abortion clinic buffer zones
MANCHESTER, England – A Catholic bishop has praised a decision by the British government not to impose exclusion zones around abortion clinics throughout the country.
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International