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Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, leaves a session of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment at the Vatican Oct. 18.

Church needs women to fight clericalism, extreme masculinity, Cardinal Ouellet says

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VATICAN – The church needs to further integrate women into ecclesial life to confront the problems of clericalism and an exaggerated sense of masculinity, a Vatican official told the Synod of Bishops.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, attends a Mass for peace for the Korean peninsula in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 17. The Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.

South Korea leader meets Pope, extends invite to visit North Korea

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VATICAN – Pope Francis, at a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, said he is willing to visit North Korea.
Montreal auxiliary Bishop Thomas Dowd takes a selfie before Pope Francis' audience with young people and members of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 6.

Montreal bishop calls on church to renew religious education

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VATICAN – Improved religious education and a stronger sense of belonging to a community were some of the topics touched upon as the Synod of Bishops moved into its final round of speeches.
French police face migrants next to the "Jungle" migrant camp and try to prevent them from jumping on trucks near Calais, France, Aug. 5, 2015.

Church must help young migrants in every phase of their journey, synod member says

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VATICAN – Helping young migrants hold fast to their cultural and religious identity, especially in situations where they are a minority, was a recurring topic at the Synod of Bishops.
Cardinal Wuerl delivers a homily during a 2017 Mass at St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington. The list of accused abusers was assembled as part of a comprehensive review of the archdiocese's archives ordered in 2017 by Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl as Washington's archbishop.

Washington Archdiocese releases names of 28 clerics accused of sex abuse

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WASHINGTON – The Archdiocese of Washington has voluntarily released the names of abusive priests and stated that there have been no credible claims of abuse made against archdiocesan priests in almost 20 years.
Father Fadi Daou, right, president of Adyan, and Nayla Tabbara, also of Adyan, present the Spiritual Solidarity Award to Jean Vanier, founder of the International Federation of L'Arche Communities, Oct. 6 in Trosly, France. Adyan is a foundation for interreligious studies and spiritual solidarity based in Lebanon.

L'Arche founder Jean Vanier receives spiritual solidarity award from Aydan

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BEIRUT – Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche, is the recipient of the Spiritual Solidarity Award from Adyan, a foundation for interreligious studies and spiritual solidarity based in Lebanon.
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, speaks during an Oct. 15 news conference in Minsk, Belarus. He announced the Russian Orthodox Church was severing ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Implications of Russian Orthodox split remain unknown, says Catholic expert

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WASHINGTON – The Russian Orthodox Church's decision to sever ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople will affect ecumenical dialogue, but long-term implications remain unknown.
Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, is pictured after a session of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment at the Vatican Oct. 16. Cardinal Sarah told the synod that just because some young people disagree with Catholic morality does not mean the church's teachings are unclear or should change.

'Watering down' church teaching won't attract young people, Cardinal Sarah says

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VATICAN – Just because some young people disagree with Catholic moral teaching, including in the area of sexuality, does not mean the church's teachings are unclear or should change, Cardinal Robert Sarah told the Synod of Bishops.
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of external relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, waves as he arrives at the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Bari, Italy, July 7.

In conflict over Ukraine, Russian Orthodox Church splits from Patriarch of Constantinople

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KYIV, Ukraine – The Russian Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow has cut ties with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, claiming his recognition of an independent Orthodox Church in Ukraine departed from Orthodox Christian norms.
Boys carry cabbages to be prepared for lunch by their parents in 2017 in Harare, Zimbabwe. World Food Day is celebrated Oct. 16 to mark the date in 1945 the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization was founded.

'The poor cannot wait': Lack of progress fighting hunger is shameful, Pope says

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ROME – At a time of technological and scientific progress, "we ought to feel shame" for not having advanced in "humanity and solidarity" enough to feed the world's poor, Pope Francis said.
Protesters chant outside the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith before the opening session of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment at the Vatican Oct 3. Protesters demanded that women be given the right to vote at the synod.

Superiors general believe women should have voting power at synod

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VATICAN – Although bishops should make up the majority of voting members at a Synod of Bishops, the fact that the body is only consultative means women should be included as full members just as priests and religious brothers are, said three priests who are voting members.
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