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Pope Francis receives Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon, at the Vatican, March 18, 2019. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

World Mar 19

Pope declined French cardinal’s resignation after sex abuse cover-up conviction

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, processes at the beginning of a Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., October 4, 2014. Picture taken October 4, 2014. Photo by Gregory A. Shemitz/Reuters

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse

Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday.

By Frances D'Emilio, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

U.S. prelate McCarrick resigns from College of Cardinals

Pope Francis has accepted U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick's offer to resign from the College of Cardinals following allegations of sexual abuse.

By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

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New Polls Reflect Challenges for Vatican on Connecting With U.S. Catholics

New Polls Reflect Challenges for Vatican on Connecting With U.S. Catholics…

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In Italy, Gay Marriage Efforts Met With Strong Vatican Opposition

It Italy, Gay Marriage Efforts Met With Strong Vatican Opposition…

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Pope’s Butler to Cooperate in Vatican Scandal Inquiry

The Vatican scandal deepened Monday when the pope's butler, arrested for allegedly releasing confidential documents last week, said he will cooperate with a Vatican criminal investigation. Margaret Warner and the National Catholic Reporter's John Allen discuss suggestions that a cardinal…

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