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Background: Catholics in Crisis

An update from Kwame Holman on the U.S. Catholic bishops' meeting in Dallas.

Discussion: Catholics in Crisis

For reaction to the bishops' conference, Elizabeth Farnsworth talks to Father Robert Silva, president of the National Federation of Priests' Councils; Barbara Blaine, president and founder of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests; and Tom Roberts, editor of…

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Catholic Bishops Meet in Dallas, Address Scandal

In his opening address to a meeting of U.S. Catholic leaders, Bishop Wilton Gregory said the current sex abuse crisis is perhaps the gravest the American church has ever faced.

Amtrak President David Gunn

Jim Lehrer interviews Amtrak president David Gunn, who took over the troubled rail service over a month ago.

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Background: Catholic Church in Crisis

Margaret Warner reports on the start of the Catholic bishops meeting in Dallas.

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Cycle of Violence in Israel

Israeli tanks and troops waged a six-hour retaliation against Yasser Arafat's compound in response to a Palestinian suicide bombing that killed 17 Israelis.

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Bylines Nixed in Post Protest

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Stories from almost all of The Washington Post's staff reporters appeared without bylines Wednesday as part of a writers' union protest against a contract offer by the newspaper's management.

Background: Cycle of Violence

A report from Gaby Rado of Independent Television News on the latest bombing in Israel.

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Catholic Panel Recommends Defrocking Abusive Priests

A Catholic Church panel on Tuesday recommended any priest who abuses a child in the future be immediately defrocked. The panel added that priests with multiple incidents in the past should also be removed.