Religion
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The Latest: Pope defends his procedures for accountability
Aug 26, 2018 7:00 am - KNOCK, Ireland (AP) - The Latest on Pope Francis' trip to Ireland (all times local): 11:45 p.m. Pope Francis is defending his procedures to hold bishops accountable for ...
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Pope on McCarrick claims: "I won't say a word about it."
Aug 26, 2018 7:00 am - ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis declined Sunday to confirm or deny claims by the Vatican's retired ambassador to the United States that he knew in 2013 about ...
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Pope apologizes for 'crimes' against Irish women, babies
Aug 26, 2018 7:00 am - DUBLIN (AP) - Pope Francis issued a sweeping apology Sunday for the "crimes" of the Catholic Church in Ireland, saying church officials didn't respond with compassion, t...
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Pope hears the wounds of Ireland's abused, and vows to speak
Aug 26, 2018 1:00 am - KNOCK, Ireland - Pope Francis visited a famous shrine Sunday in Ireland and was to celebrate a Mass dedicated to families after an emotional meeting with Irish victims o...
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Ex-Vatican ambassador says popes knew about allegations against cardinal for years
Aug 26, 2018 1:00 am - DUBLIN - A former Vatican ambassador to the United States has alleged in an 11-page letter that Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis - among other top Catholic Church offi...
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Pope in Ireland decries abuse cover-up, meets with victims
Aug 25, 2018 7:00 am - DUBLIN (AP) - Pope Francis faced a lukewarm reception and scattered protests Saturday on his trip to Ireland, with even his vow to rid the church of the "scourge" of sex...
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'Sister Wives' family makes home in inclusive Arizona city
Aug 25, 2018 7:00 am - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The patriarch of the polygamous family from TV's "Sister Wives" drove around his new hometown in northern Arizona, admiring the mountain views bu...
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The Latest: Pope gets lukewarm reception in Ireland
Aug 25, 2018 7:00 am - DUBLIN (AP) - The Latest on Pope Francis' trip to Ireland (all times local): 11 p.m. Pope Francis is facing a lukewarm reception and scattered protests on his trip to Ir...
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Irish abuse survivor demands accountability even at Vatican
Aug 24, 2018 7:00 am - DUBLIN (AP) - A prominent Irish survivor of priestly sexual abuse told a Vatican-sponsored conference Friday that the Holy See must put in place "robust structures" and ...
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Irish church's fall from grace haunts pope's Ireland trip
Aug 23, 2018 7:00 am - BLESSINGTON, Ireland (AP) - When St. John Paul II visited Ireland in 1979, the Catholic Church wielded such power that homosexuality, divorce, abortion and contraception...