Category Archives: Vatican

“Rosica resigns from Salt and Light after plagiarism scandal” & related articles

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Sylvia
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Catholic News Agency 18 June 2019 Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB. Credit: Chris Adamczyk/Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation via Wikimedia CC BY SA 4.0 Toronto, Canada, Jun 18, 2019 / 11:20 am (CNA).- Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB, has resigned as … Continue reading →

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“More charges of inappropriate touching aimed at Vatican envoy to France” & related articles

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Sylvia
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Crux Jun 15, 2019 Claire Giangravè FAITH AND CULTURE CORRESPONDENT”luigi ventura ROME – More people have come forward to accuse Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the papal representative to France, of inappropriate behavior and groping. The Vatican diplomat currently is entrenched in … Continue reading →

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“Zanchetta to stand trial in Argentina for sexual abuse of seminarians” & related articles

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Sylvia
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Catholic News Agency 10 June 2019   Pope Francis meets with Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta. Credit: Vatican Media. Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jun 10, 2019 / 09:30 am (CNA).- Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta has been criminally charged with sexually assaulting two seminarians before … Continue reading →

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“Sexual assault: Nuncio Ventura accused in Paris and invited to the Vatican” & original French text

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Sylvia
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[This is a google translation – a rather poor one! – of the  original French Liberation article.  Scroll down for French text. ] Liberation    (France) By Bernadette Sauvaget – June 11, 2019 at 20:46  Sexual assault: Nuncio Ventura accused in … Continue reading →

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George Pell appeal: prosecutor struggles to answer judges’ questions

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Sylvia
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Christopher Boyce accidentally says victim’s name, which is suppressed, during Thursday’s hearing The Guardian Thu 6 Jun 2019 07.37 BST Last modified on Thu 6 Jun 2019 09.14 BST Melissa Davey @MelissaLDavey Cardinal George Pell arrives at court for his appeal hearing. … Continue reading →

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“Sydney archdiocese runs ads seeking donations for Cardinal George Pell’s legal fees” & elated articles

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Sylvia
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Lawyer for abuse victims questions appropriateness of ads in archdiocese’s Catholic Weekly The Guardian Tue 8 May 2018 19.00 BST Last modified on Tue 8 May 2018 19.02 BST Melissa Davey The Catholic Weekly has been running ads for the fund to … Continue reading →

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“Crown expected to mount tough fight against George Pell appeal” & related articles

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Sylvia
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 The New Daily      (Australia) 10:18pm, Jun 5, 2019 Lucie Morris-Marr Pell has been held in solitary confinement since his sentencing in March. Photo: AAP Crown prosecutors will launch a tough fightback against Cardinal George Pell’s legal bid for freedom when … Continue reading →

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All you need to know about George Pell’s appeal

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Sylvia
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The Canberra Times0 4 June 2019 Jolyon Attwooll At the Melbourne County Court in December last year, Cardinal George Pell was found guilty of the historical child sexual abuse of two teenage altar boys while he was Archbishop of Melbourne … Continue reading →

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Pell conviction appeal to be live streamed

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Sylvia
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The Canberra Times 30 May 2019 Cardinal George Pell was found guilty of child sexual abuse after a trial in Melbourne. Pedophile cardinal George Pell will return to court next week to appeal his conviction in a hearing that will … Continue reading →

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Full text of Benedict XVI: ‘The Church and the scandal of sexual abuse’

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Sylvia
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Catholic News Agency Vatican City, Apr 10, 2019 / 04:23 pm (CNA).- The following is a previously unpublished essay from Pope emeritus Benedict XVI: On February 21 to 24, at the invitation of Pope Francis, the presidents of the world’s … Continue reading →

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