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Voice of the Faithful puts children first with new study of diocesean child protection efforts

Voice of the Faithful Title: Voice of the Faithful puts children first with new study of diocesean child protection efforts By: RNS Press Release Distribution Service Publisher: Religion News Service (RNS) Date: 29APR2022 Voice of the Faithful completes the first independent, online review of diocesan compliance with child protection guidelines; average score, 67% BOSTON —

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Pope warns of lost trust without more abuse accountability

Pope Warns of Lost Trust Title: Pope warns of lost trust without more abuse accountability Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: Associated Press Date: 29APR2022 VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis gave a new mandate to his sex abuse advisory commission Friday, telling its members to work with bishops around the world to establish special welcome centers

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Report: Becciu payments to Australian tech firm for domain name registration

Dot Catholic Domain Registration Title: Report: Becciu payments to Australian tech firm for domain name registration Author: The Pillar staff Publisher: Pillar Catholic Date: 11APR2022 Payments from the Vatican Secretariat of State to the Australian office of a tech security company could have been used to register a top level domain name, according to an

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Becciu did not pay to accuse Pell, a document proves it

Neustar AUSTRAC GoDaddy DotCatholic Title: Becciu did not pay to accuse Pell, a document proves it Author: Nico Spuntoni Publisher: La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana (Daily Compass) Date: 09APR2022 A document emerges from Australia, which the Compass has been able to view, which certifies that the money transited from the Vatican to Australia has nothing to

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In shockingly frank deposition, former bishop admits moving alleged abusers from treatment to ministry

Bishop Howard Hubbard Abuse Title: In shockingly frank deposition, former bishop admits moving alleged abusers from treatment to ministry Author: Kevin Clarke Publisher: America Magazine Date: 04APR2022 In testimony conducted over four days in April 2021, Bishop Howard Hubbard, the former leader of the Diocese of Albany, N.Y., described in unusually frank terms how he

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Cardinal Becciu not bound by pontifical secret in Vatican finance trial, judge rules

Becciu dispensed from pontifical secret Title: Cardinal Becciu not bound by pontifical secret in Vatican finance trial, judge rules Author: Hannah Brockhaus Publisher: Catholic News Agency (CNA) Date:  30MAR2022 Cardinal Angelo Becciu can testify against his fellow defendant in the Vatican finance trial, the self-described “security consultant” Cecilia Marogna, a judge ruled on Wednesday.The Vatican’s

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Vatican insider expects residential school apology in Canada

Gerard O’Connell CTV News Title: Vatican insider expects residential school apology in Canada Authors:  Lisa LaFlamme & Daniel Otis Publisher: CTV News Date: 28MAR2022 Author and longtime Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell expects Pope Francis will want to be in Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system.“He said he wanted

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Pope releases Vatican reform, gives weight to fighting abuse

Pope Releases Vatican Reform Title: Pope releases Vatican reform, gives weight to fighting abuse Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: ABC News/Associated Press Date: 20MAR2022 ROME — Pope Francis released his long-awaited reform program of the Holy See bureaucracy on Saturday that envisages greater decision-making roles for the laity and gives new institutional weight to efforts to

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Chile’s new leader puts bishops on notice over legacy of abuse scandals

Gabriel Boric Catholic Bishops Title: Chile’s new leader puts bishops on notice over legacy of abuse scandals Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 19MAR2022 ROME – Gabriel Boric, the charismatic former student activist who swept to the presidency in Chile last December and is now the second-youngest head of state in the world, marked

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Vatican cardinal says donations went to charity, not brother

Cardinal Becciu Vatican Court Title: Vatican cardinal says donations went to charity, not brother Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: ABC News/Associated Press Date: 18MAR2022 A once-powerful cardinal has told a Vatican court that he donated 125,000 euros ($140,000) of Vatican money to a Sardinian diocesan charity for purely charitable reasons VATICAN CITY — A once-powerful cardinal

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