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Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta speaks at a news conference May 9.

No more silence on abuse

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Vatican City -- Sweeping new Church laws issued by Pope Francis to protect minors and hold bishops accountable reinforce the message that the days of covering up or ignoring abuse allegations are over, said the Vatican’s top abuse investigator.

Alabama State Capitol Building, Montgomery, Alabama.

Pro-life leaders applaud passage of bill to ban most abortions in Alabama

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By passing a bill to ban abortion in nearly all circumstances, the Alabama Legislature has recognized that abortion is "the extinguishing of a unique human life," said the president and CEO of Americans United for Life.

Pope Francis will visit the region's largest Marian shrine in Romania June 1, 2019, where an annual Pentecost Saturday pilgrimage draws thousands, mainly ethnic Hungarians, to Csíksomlyo (Hungarian) or Sumuleu Ciuc (Romanian) as seen in this 2018 photo. Pilgrims commemorate a 1567 victory against forced conversion.

Pope's Marian pilgrimage to Transylvania shines light on ethnic Hungarians

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When Pope Francis visits Romania May 31-June 1, he will helicopter to Sumuleu Ciuc, site of the country's only major Marian shrine and an important place of pilgrimage for Hungarian Catholics.

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, enters a tent in the informal Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos May 8, 2019.

Pope sends cardinal to Lesbos as refugees continue to arrive

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MYTILENE, Greece - When a Greek priest suggested that if Greece found a home for all the migrants and refugees in its camps, Turkey would just let more come over, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski balked.

Jean Vanier, founder of the L'Arche communities, is pictured in a March 3, 2011, photo. Vanier, a Canadian Catholic figure whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over the past half century, died May 7 at age 90.

Church leaders worldwide mourn, offer prayers following Vanier's death

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WASHINGTON - The death of Jean Vanier, whose ministry helped improve the lives of developmentally disabled people in dozens of countries, drew prayers and words of condolence from church leaders around the world.

Agiro Cavanda and his wife, Agera, wade through floodwaters outside their home in Pemba, Mozambique, April 29, 2019, in the aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth.

Aid workers struggle to reunite kids, families after Mozambique cyclones

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Helping children who lost their parents when a pair of cyclones hit Mozambique is among the most difficult work in the aftermath, an aid worker said.

Jean Vanier was the founder of L'Arche, a community supporting people with disabilities.

Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche, dies at 90

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It is not a cliché to say Jean Vanier practised what he preached.

People walk past damaged trees May 4, 2019, following Cyclone Fani in Puri, India. The powerful cyclone ripped through eastern India and sideswiped Bangladesh, May 3, leaving a trail of destruction and more than 30 deaths.

Early evacuation in India spares more than 1 million from deadly cyclone

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NEW DELHI - A powerful cyclone ripped through eastern India and sideswiped Bangladesh, leaving a trail of destruction and more than 30 deaths.

A soldier keeps guard as nuns walk out of St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 30, 2019. Catholic leaders canceled Sunday Masses as Sri Lanka's churches remained closed for a second week for fear of new terrorist attacks after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people.

Churches in Sri Lanka closed for second week in fear of new attacks

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Catholic leaders canceled Sunday Masses as Sri Lanka’s churches remained closed for a second week for fear of new terrorist attacks after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people.

Pope Francis gives first Communion to children during a Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Rakovski, Bulgaria, May 6, 2019.

After offering instruction, Pope gives first Communion to 245 children

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RAKOVSKI, Bulgaria - In the Catholic heart of Bulgaria, Pope Francis celebrated a special Mass for 245 children receiving their first Communion and thanked them for helping him, their parents and grandparents remember their own first Communion.

Journalists, including Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, raise their smart phones with words "STOP THE ATTACKS!" in a rally for press freedom in Quezon City, Philippines, Feb.15, 2019. Church leaders across Asia have expressed alarm over threats to press freedom amid reports of increasing attacks and intimidation of journalists, resulting in growing levels of self-censorship.

Church leaders across Asia voice alarm over decline in press freedom

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MANILA, Philippines - Church leaders across Asia have expressed alarm over threats to press freedom amid reports of increasing attacks and intimidation of journalists, resulting in growing levels of self-censorship.

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