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Australian Cardinal George Pell arrives at the County Court in Melbourne Feb. 27, 2019. Cardinal Pell was jailed after being found guilty of child sexual abuse; the Vatican announced his case would be investigated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Cardinal Pell labelled as 'at-risk' prisoner, awaits sentence in solitary confinement

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MELBOURNE – Cardinal George Pell is incarcerated at the Melbourne Assessment Prison while he awaits the results of a sentencing hearing held last week. Pell was convicted last year of child sexual abuse.
People kneel during a Mass celebrated for terrorist victims at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Paris Nov. 15, 2015. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva, said March 5 that violating religious freedom harms not only the individuals being persecuted, it also damages communities and often opens the door to further violence.

Religious persecution harms individuals, communities, Holy See official says

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VATICAN – Violating religious freedom harms not only the individuals being persecuted, it also damages communities and often opens the door to further violence, a Vatican representative said.
Young women walk along a street near Princess, Ghana, Nov. 23, 2018. This Ash Wednesday, March 6, marks the celebration of Ghana's 62nd anniversary of independence.

Ghana's bishops seek prayer as nation celebrates independence, Lent

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ACCRA, Ghana – This year's Lent has special significance because Ash Wednesday, March 6, marks the celebration of Ghana's 62nd anniversary of independence, said the Ghana Bishops' Conference.
A red sun is seen over a dinghy overcrowded with Syrian refugees drifting in the Aegean sea between Turkey and Greece after its motor broke down off the Greek island of Kos, August 11, 2015.

Vatican announces theme for World Day of Migrants and Refugees

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VATICAN – After moving the Vatican celebration of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees from January to September, Pope Francis wants Catholics to understand how concern for migrants and refugees is part of a much broader Christian concern for people in need.
The Orphan Boys at Mount Cashel, St. Johns, who sowed, reaped and threshed 600 bushels of oats this year at Mount Cashel. - Newfoundland Quarterly, p. 17 (1909)

Mount Cashel opened eyes to world of abuse

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As the Catholic Church comes to grips with an appalling past that saw thousands of children and vulnerable people exposed to abuse at the hands of clergy around the world, Canadians can only turn back the clock to remember when the scourge dominated the headlines at home.

Pvt. Andry Rosales hugs a Colombian soldier after defecting from Venezuela Feb. 27, 2019. Rosales snuck out of an army base and crossed into Colombia in civilian clothes.

Colombian churches help Venezuelan soldiers who have walked away

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CUCUTA, Colombia – Pvt. Andry Rosales hugged a Colombian soldier and broke into tears as he surrendered himself to this country's military.
People ride motorbikes on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, March 1, 2019, before the arrival of an Indian air force pilot, who was captured by Pakistan two days earlier and later released. Catholic groups have joined the protest of military escalation in the region.

'War is not an option': Pakistani Catholic groups join protest against military escalation

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LAHORE, Pakistan – Catholic groups joined a protest against a military escalation in Pakistan and India following the recent suicide bombing in Indian-administered Kashmir, reported ucanews.com.
Armed members of the South Sudanese security forces are seen in Bentiu Jan. 21, 2019. Bishops of South Sudan say the peace process is not working, and they suggest more than a dozen ways to improve the situation.

Peace deal 'fatally flawed', South Sudan bishops say

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JUBA, South Sudan – South Sudan's peace deal is fatally flawed, the country's bishops said as they committed the church to helping forge new negotiations. They also recommended a series of measures to end the conflict.
Pope Pius XII is pictured at the Vatican in a file photo dated March 15, 1949.

Pope opens up WWII, Pope Pius XII documents in Vatican Secret Archives

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VATICAN – Declaring that the Catholic Church is unafraid of history, Pope Francis announced that documents in the Vatican Secret Archives relating to the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII will be open to scholars in 2020.
Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with young Catholic leaders from Latin American at the Vatican March 4, 2019.

Service, not party affiliation makes a politician Catholic, Pope Francis says

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VATICAN – What makes a politician "Catholic" is not party affiliation, but dedication to promoting the common good, particularly through listening to and empowering people who often are overlooked, Pope Francis said.
Students demonstrate the Mini Cheetah, a quadruped robot, during presentations to celebrate the new MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge Feb. 26, 2019. Speakers at a Feb. 25-27, 2019, Vatican meeting said the field of robotics needs ethical guidelines.

Robotics needs ethical guidelines, speakers say at Vatican meeting

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VATICAN – As robotics play an increasingly greater role in today's world, their technological capabilities must not outpace ethical concerns, said a number of speakers at the Pontifical Academy for Life's workshop on "Robo-ethics: Humans, Machines and Health."
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