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Former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick wears a mask during arraignment at Dedham District Court in Dedham, Mass., Sept. 3, 2021, after being charged with molesting a 16-year-old boy during a 1974 wedding reception. A medical expert consulted by Massachusetts prosecutors says McCarrick is not competent to stand trial.

McCarrick not competent to stand trial

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Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial in Massachusetts on charges that he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago, according to the prosecution's expert brought in to examine the now 92-year-old.

Nuri Kino (centre) and Layal Nehme interview a refugee in Beirut for a report and film on the Christian exodus from the Mideast.

Mideast exodus continues as Christians lose hope

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Layal Nehme is drawing upon her background as a singer, songwriter and composer to remind the world of the plight of Christians and their continuing exodus from Iraq and Syria.

Marcela Szymanski (right), Head of International Advocacy for ACN and Editor and Managing Editor for the Religious Freedom Report.

West doesn’t view religion as basic right: report

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Fighters of Wagner Group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24.

‘Hope, danger’ in wake of march on Moscow

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With serious events clearly underway in Russia, a Ukraine bishop is hopeful it could help end Russia’s war on Ukraine, but worries of the dangers a destabilized Russia could bring to the situation.

A crane is hoisted as construction workers continue reconstruction at NotreDame Cathedral in Paris July 28, 2022. The cathedral was heavily damaged in a fire April 15, 2019.

Two American carpenters help to rebuild Notre Dame’s spire

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Highly skilled carpenters from four different companies are working together to rebuild the iconic Notre Dame spire before the grand reopening of the most famous European cathedral on Dec. 8, 2024. Among the craftsmen assigned to the prestigious task are two Americans: Jackson Dubois from New York and Michael Burrey from Boston.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, papal envoy to Ukraine, gestures during a meeting in Kyiv with Ukraine's parliamentary commissioner for human rights, Dmytro Lubinets on June 5, 2023.

Pope Francis' envoy to travel to Moscow on peace mission

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Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi will go to Moscow on the second leg of a peace mission on behalf of Pope Francis, the Vatican said.

A face off between a Christian protester and an opponent outside Dodger Stadium June 16. Protesters had gathered near the venue as the Los Angeles Dodgers prepared to honor the pro-LGBTQ+ group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence during Pride Night.

Archbishop calls for 'respect' for others' beliefs

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The people who presented the working document for the Synod of Bishops pose for a photo in the Vatican press office June 20. From the left are Helena Jeppesen-Spuhler, a synod participant from Switzerland; Sr. Nadia Coppa, president of the women’s International Union of Superiors General; Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the synod; Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of the synod; and Jesuit Father Giacomo Costa, a consultant to the synod.

Synod document asks how to increase unity, participation, mission outreach

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Bishop Nicola De Angelis

Bishop Nicola De Angelis dead at 84

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UK woman jailed for two years for aborting her baby almost a month before due date

UK woman jailed for two years for aborting her baby almost a month before due date

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An English Catholic bishop said he supported the decision of a judge to jail a woman for two years after she aborted her baby almost a month before she was due to give birth.

A woman pays her respects in front of messages and floral tributes at the children's playground in Annecy, France, June 9, 2023, the day after after four children and two elderly adults were injured in a knife attacks at Le Paquier park. French media hailed a Catholic pilgrim as "the hero with a backpack" after he was shown in a video using his two backpacks to block the assailant and then charging after him. Police shot and wounded the assailant before he was finally apprehended. The injured children ranged in age from 22 months to 3 years old.

Heroic Catholic pilgrim protects children in France knife attack

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The British girl whose injuries were "life-threatening" after a stabbing attack on the playground in Annecy, France, was awake and recovering, France's President Emmanuel Macron confirmed June 9. He said the condition of the children who were attacked while playing with their parents in Le Paquier park is "heading in the right direction."

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