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- Vatican voices shame after Pennsylvania report, says pope is on victims’ side
  
  Following the publication of a blistering report detailing decades of clerical sexual abuse and cover-up in Pennsylvania, the Vatican has voiced shame and has sent a message to victims, saying Pope...
- Pope names Venezuelan prelate to key position in secretariat of state
  
  After months of leaving the “sostituto,” or deputy, post at the Vatican Secretariat of State vacant, Pope Francis Wednesday tapped Venezuelan Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra for the position – a...
- Pope prays for victims of Genoa bridge collapse
  
  After a major bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday, killing 38 and leaving many others wounded or missing, Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims and all those effected by the disaster...
Catholic News Service
- Indiana bishop announces he'll release list of accused abusers in diocese
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CNS) -- At an Aug. 17 news conference, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, said that in response to the release of the grand jury report...
- Cardinal says 'sorrow, disgust, rage' are 'righteous' reactions to abuse
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By CHICAGO (CNS) -- "Sorrow, disgust, outrage -- these are righteous feelings" for all to have in reaction to the latest abuse scandal in the Catholic Church...
- Priests' group says it's 'sad, angry, frustrated' by abuse scandals
  
  By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Association of U.S. Catholic Priests said its members are "sad ... angry ... frustrated" over continued reports involving fellow priests and a...
National Catholic Register
- Roundup: Bishops React to Sexual Abuse Scandal
  
  By Register Staff | Several U.S. bishops have issued statements in reaction to the scandal surrounding Archbishop (formerly Cardinal) Theodore McCarrick and the Pennsylvania Grand Jury...
- An Exorcist’s Perspective on the Sex Abuse Scandal
  
  By Patti Armstrong | The loyalties of those who have relentlessly defended the Church have been wearied. While we were defending and praying for the Church to rise above old sex scandals, it seems...
- Eucharist, Parenthood, Communion of Persons
  
  By John Grondelski | Last week, in the context of Jesus’ ongoing Eucharistic teaching, we looked at the communion of persons which constitutes marriage. While marriage is a distinct institution, with...
- Marian Tribute Is Silver Lining in the Silver State
  
  By Jennifer Sokol | Situated at a panoramic 6,150-foot elevation in Virginia City, Nevada, St. Mary in the Mountains Church is aptly named. The road leading to its Gothic, red-brick frame and...
- How to Be Wise in Evil Days
  
  By Jimmy Akin | Sunday, Aug. 19, is the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Mass Readings: Proverbs 9:1-6, Psalm 34:2-7, Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58. In the first century, the number of...