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The Pope greets Mobeen Khaja and his delegation from the Association of Progressive Muslims of Canada, including several Catholics, in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 24.

Canadian Muslims given papal close-up

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ROME – A delegation of Canadian Muslims experienced a dream come true Oct. 24 when they met Pope Francis after his weekly Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square.

Young Syrian refugees are seen atop a vehicle at a camp in June in the village of Arsal, Lebanon.

Migrants, refugees suffer because of 'guilty silence' of many, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN – The "throwaway culture" has become a pandemic today, and it leaves migrants and displaced people without a voice and at the mercy of those who exploit them, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis talks with Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin as he visits St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin Aug. 25.

There is danger of 'false confidence' in church's fight against clergy abuse, Irish bishops say

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KILKENNY, Ireland – Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin warned there was "a danger of complacency or inertia or of slippage into false confidence" in the church's fight against clerical abuse.
Father Robert McCulloch, procurator general of the Missionary Society of St. Columban, attends a seminar on safeguarding children in Rome in this March 23, 2017, file photo. Father McCulloch was involved in negotiations with Pakistani officials to obtain the release of Asia Bibi, a Catholic who was acquitted of blasphemy on Oct. 31 by Pakistan's Supreme Court.

Asia Bibi's release sets legal precedent in Pakistan

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SYDNEY – Asia Bibi has been released from death row and prison in Pakistan and is now under heavy protective guard in a secret location with her family, reported a longtime Catholic missionary involved with negotiations in Pakistan about her case.
In this 2015 file photo, New York Auxiliary Bishop John J. Jenik celebrates Mass at St. John-Visitation Church in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx borough of New York. He has been removed from public ministry pending a Vatican review of a decades-old accusation of sexual abuse against him, a claim he denies, the Archdiocese of New York said in a letter released Oct. 31.

New York bishop removed from ministry upon Vatican review of abuse claim

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WASHINGTON – A New York auxiliary bishop has been removed from public ministry pending a Vatican review of a decades-old accusation of sexual abuse against him, a claim he denies, the Archdiocese of New York said in a letter released Oct. 31.
Emanuela Orlandi is pictured in a photo that was distributed after her presumed kidnapping in 1983. Italian media immediately raised the possibility that bones found at the apostolic nunciature to Italy in Rome could be the remains of Orlandi, who was kidnapped 35 years ago at the age of 15. A forensic examination of the bones is underway, the Vatican said Oct. 30.

Renovation uncovers human remains at Vatican nunciature

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VATICAN – The Vatican press office confirmed news reports that human bones had been found during reconstruction work in a building connected to the Vatican Embassy to Italy.
Hindu women pray for peace Oct. 1 at the Sri Bunar Maha Shiva Hindu temple in Yangon, Myanmar. Peace and harmony will not result from members of different religions simply tolerating each other; respect and appreciation of customs and cultural diversity is required, top Vatican officials said in a message to the world's Hindus.

Christians, Hindus can defend poor, marginalized together, Vatican says

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VATICAN – Christians and Hindus are bound by their belief in human dignity and share a responsibility to help those in need, said the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
Men protest in Lahore, Pakistan, Oct. 31, after the Supreme Court acquitted Asia Bibi, a Catholic accused of blasphemy.

Pakistan court sets aside death sentence for Catholic woman convicted of blasphemy

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan's Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence of Asia Bibi, a Catholic convicted of blasphemy, and ordered her release from prison.

Siobhan O’Connor, a former executive assistant to Bishop Malone, told “60 Minutes” on Sunday that she decided to leak the internal diocesan documents mentioned in the report after an incomplete list of priests accused of abuse was published.

Whistleblower says Buffalo diocese did not disclose priest abuse reports to protect assets

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – A former Church employee said she leaked diocesan documents because when the Buffalo diocese addressed sexual abuse allegations it seemed primarily concerned with protecting the reputation and assets of the Church.
A nun prays outside a Catholic church in Lagos, Nigeria, April 3, during a re-enactment of Jesus' passion and crucifixion as part of Holy Week celebrations.

Five nuns kidnapped in southern Nigeria

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ISSELE-UKU, Nigeria – Five nuns were abducted by gunmen in Nigeria’s Delta state on Thursday, according to local media.
Archbishop Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks at a May 17 Vatican news conference.

Vatican refuses to send French court summons to CDF prefect, cites immunity

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VATICAN – The Vatican has invoked diplomatic immunity in refusing to deliver a French court summons to the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, in a case against a French cardinal.
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