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A man in Khartoum, Sudan, walks past a barricade June 3, 2019. Protesters there demand that the country's Transitional Military Council hand over power to civilians.

African cardinal calls for restraint in Sudan's dealings with protesters

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- A prominent African cardinal has called for restraint in Sudan, as the ruling junta cracks down on peaceful protesters in the capital city, Khartoum.

Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori.

Archbishop Lori, Baltimore, admits to mistakes

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WASHINGTON -- The archbishop of Baltimore has expressed regret after he redacted his name from documents related to an investigation he led into an alleged financial and sexual misconduct scandal.

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests and other groups gather outside a Baltimore hotel June 11, 2019, on the first day of the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Group protests outside Baltimore hotel, objects to proposals on abuse

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BALTIMORE -- As has been the case for years now, a small group of protesters dismissive of the U.S. bishops' efforts to enact reforms in their handling of sexual abuse cases gather outside the Baltimore hotel where they conduct their general meeting.

A bishop prays on the first day of the annual general assembly of the USCCB in Baltimore June 11, 2019.

U.S., English bishops welcome Vatican document on gender ideology

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WASHINGTON -- Catholic bishops in the U.S., England and Wales welcomed the Vatican's statement that gender ideology is opposed to faith and reason, and that Catholic schools and parents must help teach children that gender is fixed from birth.

Bishops listen to speakers on the first day of the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore June 11, 2019.

Bishops to consider 10-point plan to acknowledge 'episcopal commitments'

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BALTIMORE -- The U.S. bishops are set to vote on a 10-point statement, "Affirming Our Episcopal Commitments," in which the bishops hope to regain "the trust of the people of God."

Francesco Cesareo, chairman of the National Review Board, speaks on the first day of the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore June 11, 2019.

Lay advisers urge US bishops to press for release of McCarrick documents

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BALTIMORE, Md. (CNA) -- Advisory bodies to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called Tuesday for the bishops to urge the Holy See to make public all documentation related to the misconduct of Theodore McCarrick, in accord with canon and civil law.

Residents of Tecun Uman, Guatemala, and migrants from Central America cross the Suchiate River June 10, 2019, to enter Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. The Mexican bishops' conference questioned details of the U.S.-Mexico immigration deal, in which Mexico will strengthen security along its southern border with Guatemala and impede the path of migrants fleeing poverty, violence and food insecurity.

Mexican bishops on migrants: 'We cannot turn ourselves into that wall'

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MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican bishops' conference questioned the details of a deal in which Mexico will strengthen security along its southern border with Guatemala and impede the path of migrants fleeing poverty, violence and food insecurity.

Order of Malta's leader reminds members: Tridentine Mass not allowed

Order of Malta's leader reminds members: Tridentine Mass not allowed

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ROME -- The grand master of the Sovereign Order of Malta has reminded members that all liturgical celebrations within the order must be celebrated according to the ordinary form of the Roman rite, not the extraordinary form, known as the Tridentine rite.

In this 2015 file photo, supporters for same-sex marriage wave a flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.

Catholic 'gender theory' document: clarity for a wounded, oversexed culture?

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WASHINGTON D.C., (CNA) -- Catholic commentators have welcomed a Vatican document warning that gender theory is a cultural and ideological revolution that undermines both human dignity and the right understandings of sexual difference and complementarity, though the document was not without its critics.

Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, speaks during Mass in Pittsburgh May 30, 2019. He was there for the 2019 conference of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network.

US nuncio discusses migration, religious freedom, faith in a changing society

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PITTSBURGH -- Pope Francis follows closely the news related to immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, Archbishop Christophe Pierre said in May 30 interview in Pittsburgh.

Federal judge OKs $60 million settlement in Haitian orphanage abuse case

Federal judge OKs $60 million settlement in Haitian orphanage abuse case

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- A $60 million settlement to be paid by Fairfield University and several Catholic organizations and individuals will go to as many as 170 Haitian children at a Catholic orphanage who were abused by convicted pedophile Douglas Perlitz.

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