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"Civilization requires energy, but energy use must not destroy civilization," Pope Francis said in his address June 9 at the Vatican, speaking to an audience of oil and gas company executives.

'No time to lose' in switch to alternative energy, Pope says to oil executives

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VATICAN – The world needs a new kind of leadership that believes in building up the whole human family and protecting the environment, Pope Francis told a group of energy and oil executives and global investors.
A combination photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un. The two are to meet on Singapore's Sentosa Island for a historic summit June 12. It was to be the first meeting between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader.

Pope leads peace prayers for U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore

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VATICAN – Leading thousands of people in prayer, Pope Francis said he hoped the upcoming summit between the United States and North Korea would lead to lasting peace.
Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno, Chile, center, arrives in procession for Pope Francis' celebration of Mass near Temuco, Chile, Jan. 17. The pope has accepted the resignation of Bishop Barros, who has been accused of covering up sexual abuse he personally witnessed.

Pope accepts resignations of three Chilean bishops in wake of abuse scandal

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VATICAN – After an in-depth Vatican-led investigation into clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of 61-year-old Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno, Chile, and two other Chilean bishops June 11.
A Vatican court indicted Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former staff member at the Vatican nunciature in Washington, and ordered him to stand trial beginning June 22 on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. He is pictured in a 2015 photo at the Vatican.

Vatican criminal court indicts monsignor on child porn charges

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VATICAN – A Vatican court indicted Msgr. Carlo Alberto Capella, a former staff member at the Vatican nunciature in Washington, and ordered him to stand trial beginning June 22 on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is pictured at a pulpit in an undated file photo.

Civil court rules Ven. Fulton Sheen’s remains can go to Peoria

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NEW YORK – The Superior Court of New York ruled Friday in favor of Joan Sheen Cunningham, who had petitioned to move the body of her uncle, Venerable Fulton Sheen, to the Cathedral of St. Mary in Peoria. The body of the late archbishop is currently in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.
Pope Francis accepts a gift of a flight suit from Italian astronaut Paolo A. Nespoli during a meeting with astronauts from Expedition 53 of the International Space Station at the Vatican June 8. In October the pope spoke via a live link to the astronauts on the space station.

Space station crew members give Pope his own flight suit

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VATICAN – If Pope Francis ever plans an apostolic trip to space, he's all set after receiving a custom-made blue flight suit with patches of the Argentine flag, his papal coat of arms and a pair of angel wings with his crew name, Jorge M. Bergoglio.
The Planned Parenthood facility in Washington is seen Dec. 3, 2016.

U.S. congressmen call for investigation into Planned Parenthood abuse cover-ups

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WASHINGTON – Several members of Congress have asked the federal government to investigate allegations that Planned Parenthood has covered-up acts of sexual abuse.
Pilar Concha and Teresa Correa pose with Father Patricio Moore June 4 at their parish in the Las Condes neighborhood of Santiago, Chile. The two women, like many Catholics in Chile, are struggling to deal with the clergy sexual abuse crisis that has led all Chilean bishops to offer their resignation to Pope Francis.

Chilean Catholics deal with fallout from clergy sexual abuse crisis

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SANTIAGO, Chile – Teresa Correa, a mother of four and a member of the Catholic parish in the Chilean capital's upscale Las Condes neighborhood, has lost some of her confidence in the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis listens to members of an indigenous group from the Amazon region during a Jan. 19 meeting at Madre de Dios stadium in Puerto Maldonado, Peru.

Synod working document calls for 'new paths' of evangelization in Amazon

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VATICAN – The Catholic Church must discover new ways to provide the Eucharist and pastoral support to the people of the Amazon, especially indigenous people threatened by forced displacement and exploitation, a new document said.
Australian Cardinal George Pell departs the Melbourne Magistrates' Court March 27 in Melbourne. Cardinal Pell appeared in court for the magistrate to hear evidence and decide whether there is a strong enough case to go to trial on sexual abuse charges, which the cardinal has denied.

Australian law requires priests to break seal of confession to report abuse

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SYDNEY – Laws requiring Catholic priests to break the seal of confession in some cases passed the Australian Capital Territory's Legislative Assembly in Canberra June 7.
Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Pope Francis are pictured during an encounter with refugees at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016.

Our ecological crisis comes from exploiting the environment, neglecting the vulnerable, Pope says

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VATICAN – Pope Francis said that when he was on the Greek island of Lesbos, "while enchanted by the scenery of the blue sky and sea, I was struck by the thought that such a beautiful sea had become a tomb for men, women and children who had for the most part sought only to escape inhumane conditions in their own homelands."
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