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Then-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, arrives in procession for a Mass of thanksgiving for Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 22, 2010.

McCarrick removed from the priesthood after being found guilty of sex abuse

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VATICAN – Pope Francis has confirmed the removal from the priesthood of Theodore E. McCarrick, the 88-year-old former cardinal and archbishop of Washington.
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivers his homily Feb. 5, 2019, during the opening Mass on the last day of the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington.

Action on McCarrick 'clear signal' church will not tolerate abuse, Cardinal DiNardo says

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WASHINGTON – The Vatican's removal from the priesthood of Theodore E. McCarrick "is a clear signal that abuse will not be tolerated," said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Feb. 16.
Denia Garcia poses with her daughter Diana, 2, at the Catholic-run Dignified Migrant shelter in Piedras Negras, Mexico. Garcia wants to apply for asylum in the United States, but faces a weeks-long wait. The Dignified Border shelter is short on space to host asylum-seekers.

Mexican shelters feeling asylum pinch with unsafe streets, anxious migrants

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PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico – Gangs in Honduras first threatened Denia Garcia’s husband six months ago, telling him to join with them or die. Her husband, a police officer, fled to the United States, arriving successfully.

Supporters of the All Progressives Congress political party attend a campaign rally in Taraba, Nigeria, Feb. 7, 2019, ahead of the presidential elections. Nigerian bishops are urging voters to reflect and pray ahead of the country's Feb. 16 elections.

Nigerian priest makes plea for amid violence leading up to elections

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OTTAWA – The run-up to a general election in Nigeria has triggered concerns about growing violence and an increase in Christian persecution, said the national director of Nigeria’s Pontifical Mission Society.

Archbishop Luigi Ventura served as Apostolic Nuncio to Canada for eight years, from 2001 to 2009.

Investigations begin on sexual assault claim against former apostolic nuncio to Canada

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VATICAN – Italian Archbishop Luigi Ventura, 74, a Vatican diplomat who once served in Canada, Chile and western Africa, is under investigation by police in Paris for allegedly sexually assaulting a city official.
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School attend a memorial Feb. 15, 2018, following a school shooting in Parkland, Fla. Feb. 14 marks the first anniversary of the shooting that killed 14 students and three staff members at the school.

Florida Catholic school's prayer service marks one year since MSD high school shooting

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PARKLAND, Fla. – One day before the anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, neighboring Mary Help of Christians School held a prayer service to pay tribute to the victims.
Two Yanomami men speak at a gathering of indigenous people from throughout the Amazon in Leticia, Colombia, Feb. 2, 2019. Rafael Noteno Capinoa, a Kichwa Indian, worries about what could happen to the forest around his village on Peru's Napo River if an oil company begins drilling in the area.

What Indigenous People of the Amazon want the Church to know

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LETICIA, Colombia – Rafael Noteno Capinoa, a Kichwa Indian, worries about what could happen to the forest around his village on Peru's Napo River if an oil company begins drilling in the area.
Pope Francis has named Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, 71, the prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, to serve as the camerlengo or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church. Cardinal Farrell is pictured in a Sept. 9, 2018, photo.

Pope names Cardinal Farrell to serve as chamberlain of the Church

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VATICAN – Pope Francis has named Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, 71, the prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, to serve as the camerlengo or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church.
Pope Francis addresses the governing council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development at the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome Feb. 14, 2019.

Pope encourages sustainable development in rural areas to eradicate poverty, hunger

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ROME – Sustainable development in rural areas is key to making poverty and hunger a thing of the past, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis meets with Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer of Microsoft, at Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican Feb. 13, 2019.

Pope Francis meets head of Microsoft to discuss ethics in technology, artificial intelligence

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VATICAN – The president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, told Pope Francis that a "human voice" was needed to speak up in the world of technology today.
After a year of scandal upon scandal, Pope Francis will be front and centre when the heads of the conferences of bishops are in Rome Feb. 21-24 to address clerical sexual abuse and safeguarding minors.

Doing the right thing: Abuse summit aims to put the world’s bishops on the same page

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Ever since Pope Francis announced in September that he was calling the heads of the world’s bishops’ conferences to Rome for an unprecedented summit on sexual abuse, expectations have been mounting.

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