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Dec 31

Benedict XVI, pope who resigned to spend final years in quiet, dies at 95

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday.

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Oct 11

Committee head says Portugal church sex abuse was ‘widespread’

By Barry Hatton, Associated Press

The head of a lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church says the problem in the past had been "widespread" and on some occasions reached "truly endemic" proportions.

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Aug 21

Pope calls for ‘dialogue’ over bishop’s detention in Nicaragua

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

Pope Francis voiced worry Sunday about the situation in Nicaragua, where police detained several Roman Catholic clergy, including a bishop, critical of President Daniel Ortega’s administration.

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Aug 19

Nicaraguan police detain Catholic bishop, other priests in raid

By Gabriela Selser, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

Friday's pre-dawn raid came after Nicaraguan authorities accused Matagalpa Diocese Bishop Rolando Álvarez of allegedly "organizing violent groups" and inciting them "to carry out acts of hate against the population."…

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Aug 19

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News Wrap: Islamic State member sentenced to life in prison for killings of 4 Americans

In our news wrap Friday, a British man was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison without parole for the Islamic State killings of four Americans, the U.S. pledged $775 million in additional military aid for Ukraine, the former Roman…

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Jul 29

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News Wrap: Stifling heat persists across Pacific Northwest

In our new wrap Friday, extreme heat in the Pacific Northwest kept temperatures at or above 100 degrees again with extreme condition expected through the weekend, another major inflation gauge is pointing to price hikes for some time to come,…

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Jul 28

Pope’s apology to Indigenous peoples for abuse at residential schools insufficient, Canada says

By Nicole Winfield, Rob Gillies, Associated Press

The government’s criticism echoes those of survivors and concern Francis’ omission of any reference to the sexual abuse suffered by Indigenous children in the schools, as well as his refusal to name the Catholic Church as an institution bearing any…

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Jul 27

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Pope Francis apologizes for abuse at Indigenous schools, but the pain remains for many

By William Brangham, Teresa Cebrian Aranda

Pope Francis continues his week-long tour of Canada where he’s apologizing for the Catholic Church’s role in running residential schools — very similar to ones across the United States — that tried to eradicate Native cultures. While the pope’s apology…

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Jul 26

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News Wrap: Oak Fire near Yosemite begins to slow as heat wave hits Pacific Northwest

In our news wrap Tuesday, rising humidity slowed the spread of the Oak Fire burning near Yosemite National Park as a new heat wave scorches the Pacific Northwest, heavy rains inundated the St. Louis area, the Senate is set to…

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Jul 25

WATCH: Pope apologizes for ‘evil’ school abuses committed against Indigenous peoples in Canada

By Nicole Winfield, Peter Smith, Associated Press

The pontiff says the forced assimilation of Native peoples into Christian society destroyed their cultures, severed their families and marginalized generations in ways still being felt today.

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