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Pro-life advocates are seen near the U.S. Capitol during the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 18, 2019. In an evening vote Feb. 25, the Senate failed to pass a measure sponsored by Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, to require that babies born alive after an abortion be given medical attention and "the same protection of law as any newborn."

Measure to protect babies are born alive after botched abortion fails in U.S. Senate

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WASHINGTON – The Senate in an evening vote Feb. 25 failed to pass a measure sponsored by Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, to require that babies born alive after an abortion be given medical attention and "the same protection of law as any newborn."
A man sits on his chair in a small village in the Toubkal region near Imlil, Morocco, Jan. 12, 2019. Pope Francis plans to visit Morocco March 30-31.

Pope Francis will visit school for imams, migrant centre in Morocco

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VATICAN – Pope Francis will travel to Morocco March 30-31 as a "servant of hope" to encourage the country's small Catholic community, the migrants hosted there and all people of goodwill, said Archbishop Cristobal Lopez Romero of Rabat, the nation's capital.
Australian Cardinal George Pell leaves the Melbourne Magistrates Court Oct. 6.

Cardinal Pell convicted on five counts of sex abuse; verdict will be appealed

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MELBOURNE, Australia – An Australian court found Cardinal George Pell guilty on five charges related to the sexual abuse of two 13-year-old boys; sentencing is expected in early March, but the cardinal's lawyer already has announced plans to appeal the conviction.
Women religious from around the world are seen at a Rome briefing following their participation in the Vatican summit on protection of minors. Pictured at the Feb. 25, 2019, event are Maltese Sister Carmen Sammut, head of the International Union of Superiors General; German Holy Spirit Sister Maria Hornamann; Sister Veronica Openibo, congregational leader of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus; and Indian Sister Monica Joseph, superior general of the Congregation of Religious of Jesus and Mary.

Nuns hope more women at summit sets standard for future Vatican meetings

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ROME – The Catholic sisters who took part in Pope Francis' summit on clergy sexual abuse say they hope the presence of a dozen women at the gathering sets a standard for a growing presence of women at Vatican meetings of bishops.
Michael McDonald with L’Arche Kenya residents in 2011.

Looking at the world through L’Arche eyes

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EDMONTON – Some things in life are predestined, others are accidental.

Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido take part in a rally in Caracas Feb. 23, 2019, to demand President Nicolas Maduro allow humanitarian aid to enter the country.

Protests intensify along Venezuelan borders

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SAO PAULO – Tensions were high along Venezuela's borders after clashes protesting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's decision not to allow humanitarian aid into the country for millions of vulnerable citizens.
Much has changed since Sr. Helen Prejean, 79, helped start the conversation on capital punishment. Since the release of her book and the film, eight American states have abolished the death penalty

Sr. Prejean wages constant fight for lives on death row

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While some might say Sr. Helen Prejean has experienced great success in her fight to abolish the death penalty, she believes she’s only helped make some strides in the battle.

The CloudMinds XR-1 robot performs for visitors at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain Feb. 25, 2019. Technology holds the potential to benefit all of humankind, but it also poses risky and unforeseen results, Pope Francis said.

Humanity can be dangerously spellbound by hi-tech progress, Pope Francis warns

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VATICAN – Technology holds the potential to benefit all of humankind, but it also poses risky and unforeseen results, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis reviews papers during the third-day of a meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican Feb. 23, 2019.

Vatican abuse summit ends, leaving some with clarity, some with disappointment

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VATICAN – The long-awaited "Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church," nicknamed the abuse summit, was an extraordinary and historic gathering that surpassed many expectations while perhaps disappointing others.
Kids play among the refugee tents at Abrigo One in Boa Vista, Brazil, Feb. 18.

Listen to the 'cry of the people': Venezuelan bishops call for distribution of humanitarian aid

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CARACAS, Venezuela – The Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference is calling on Nicolas Maduro’s government to allow humanitarian aid to enter the country and be peacefully distributed to people who are desperately in need of it.
Pope Francis celebrates a Mass attended by the heads of bishops' conferences from around the world on the last day of the four-day meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican Feb. 24, 2019.

No more excuses; time for 'all-out battle' against crime of abuse, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN – The time has come for an "all-out battle" against the abuse of minors, erasing this abominable crime from the face of the earth, Pope Francis said, closing a global four-day summit on child protection in the Catholic Church.
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