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Appeals court upholds Cardinal Pell conviction on abuse charges
On: 8/20/2019, The Boston Pilot , In: World
MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) -- An Australian appeals court upheld the conviction of Cardinal George Pell on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys more than two decades ago. A three-judge panel of the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court of ...

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Appeals court upholds Cardinal Pell conviction on abuse charges
On: 8/20/2019, The Boston Pilot , In: World
MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) -- An Australian appeals court upheld the conviction of Cardinal George Pell on five counts of sexually assaulting two choirboys more than two decades ago. A three-judge panel of the Appeals Division of the Supreme Court of ...

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Clergy abuse survivor to coordinate Minnesota archdiocese's outreach
On: 8/20/2019, Joe Ruff , In: Nation
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- Paula Kaempffer, a survivor of clergy sexual abuse she suffered as an adult working in the church, knows firsthand about the kind of healing that can take place. And as the new outreach coordinator for restorative justice and ...

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'Remember Me' - Should Catholics talk to their dead loved ones?
On: 8/20/2019, Mary Farrow , In: Nation
Denver, Colo., Aug 18, 2019 CNA.- In the 2017 Disney-Pixar movie “Coco,” the main character, Miguel, accidentally passes over into the land of the dead on Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) while trying to reconcile his love of ...

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Investigation underway into cause for sainthood for martyrs of Burundi
On: 8/20/2019, Francis Njuguna , In: World
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) -- The grisly murders of missionary priests and a local priest, a lay volunteer and 40 seminarians in Burundi are the focus of a recently opened investigation into their sainthood cause. Catholic bishops in this central African ...

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Pope applauds launch of abuse investigation center in Chile
On: 8/20/2019, Junno Arocho Esteves , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A specialized center at Chile's premier Catholic university can help the Catholic Church protect minors and vulnerable persons from the scourge of clerical sexual abuse, which has plagued the Catholic Church in the country and around ...

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Clergy abuse survivor to coordinate Minnesota archdiocese's outreach

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- Paula Kaempffer, a survivor of clergy sexual abuse she suffered as an adult working in the church, knows firsthand about the kind of healing that can take place. And as the new outreach coordinator for restorative justice and abuse prevention for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, she said healing "takes a lot of personal work" and "a lot of inner strength to recapture the power that has been taken away from you."

Denver, Colo., Aug 18, 2019 CNA.- In the 2017 Disney-Pixar movie “Coco,” the main character, Miguel, accidentally passes over into the land of the dead on Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) while trying to reconcile his love of music with his family’s ban on it.

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) -- The grisly murders of missionary priests and a local priest, a lay volunteer and 40 seminarians in Burundi are the focus of a recently opened investigation into their sainthood cause.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A specialized center at Chile's premier Catholic university can help the Catholic Church protect minors and vulnerable persons from the scourge of clerical sexual abuse, which has plagued the Catholic Church in the country and around the world, Pope Francis said.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) -- Calling it "a backdoor asylum ban," more than 250 faith leaders and organizations called for an end to the Trump administration's policy to turn away asylum-seekers if they don't first seek protection in countries along their way to the U.S.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Reacting to the scandal of clergy sex abuse and cover-up 17 years ago, eight bishops offered a bold proposal. The conference of bishops, meeting in Dallas, had lately adopted a charter and norms for the protection of children. Now the eight called for something more.