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Vatican spokesperson: bishop appointments deal is start of process
Vatican spokesperson Greg Burke said on Saturday that the agreement with China over the appointment of bishops was "not the end of a process, it is really the beginning".
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Pope Francis Rejects Proposal Allowing Married Men In Clergy
Amazonian priests hoped allowing married men in the clergy would solve their shortages in rural areas.
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Abuse survivors demand more action from Vatican
Watchdog groups which monitor sex abuses by Catholic priests said on Monday that the Vatican needs to take more action to tackle the issue.
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Historic Pick of Cardinal-Designate Gregory May Have Political Impact
Washington's Archbishop Wilton becoming the first African-American cardinal carries a political message, church observers say.
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Pope Benedict XVI prayed with tearful victims of clergy sex abuse in a chapel Thursday, an extraordinary gesture from a pontiff who has made atoning for the great shame of the U.S. church the cornerstone of his first papal trip to America.
HEADLINE: Pope prays with victims of clergy abuse scandal
CAPTION: Pope Benedict XVI prayed with tearful victims of clergy sex abuse in a chapel Thursday, an extraordinary gesture from a pontiff who has made atoning for the great shame...
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WRAP Highlights of visit, meeting archbishop, MPs ADDS more
1. Various of women outside Lambeth Palace chanting (English) "Ordain women now"
2. Pope's motorcade arriving at Lambeth Palace
3. People watching from outside palace
4. Pope greeted by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams
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Pope Benedict told bishops gathered in Washington that at times, the U.S. clergy sex abuse scandal has been 'very badly handled.' The AP's Rich Matthews reports from Washington.
HEADLINE: Pope: Church sex scandal a 'deep shame'
CAPTION: Pope Benedict told bishops gathered in Washington that at times, the U.S. clergy sex abuse scandal has been 'very badly handled.' The AP's Rich Matthews reports from...
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Findings of two studies on abuse by priests, adds reax
Washington, DC Feb. 27, 2004
1. Wide shot of press conference
2. Man holding up report
3. Various of press
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Karen Terry, Principal Investigator, Research Team:
"The core findings of the study are that they...
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NEW Reaction to second bishop''s appointment
1. Wide of St. Peter''s square
2. Mid shot of St. Peter''s cupola
3. Nuns walking by
4. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Sister Lourdes, nun from Bolivia:
"What can they (the Chinese government) do? For sure they need to stay next to us and above all...
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INDIA: POPE JOHN PAUL II VISIT (V)
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Pope John Paul II has held mass in the Indian capital New Delhi, calling for greater religious tolerance across Asia.
The pontiff stirred controversy by calling on Asia's bishops to continue the church's missionary work...
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Survivors of alleged abuse by priests given meeting at Vatican
1. Tiber River in foreground, St. Peter's Cupola in background
2. People walking pass Sant'Anna Gate at the Vatican
3. Pan from Swiss guard at Sant'Anna Gate to Father Thomas Doyle walking inside
4. Father Thomas Doyle talking to...
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Alleged victims call for change to Italy-Vatican pact
As Pope Francis opened a landmark summit of bishops on sex abuse at the Vatican, an Italian victim of clergy sexual abuse said Thursday his country should renegotiate a 90-year-old treaty with the Vatican that he claimed lets offending...
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Abuse survivors on toppling of Polish priest statue
A survivor of clergy sex abuse said that pulling down the statue of an alleged abusive priest in Poland was an important and symbolic act which represented the will of all abuse survivors.
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US victims' group on Vatican sex abuse summit
Survivors of sexual abuse who met with the organisers of a Vatican summit on abuse are demanding transparency and true accountability for religious superiors who protect priests who rape and molest children.
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Catholic Bishops To Discuss Politicians, Communion At Spring Meeting
A formal document outlining eligibility to receive communion could mean certain lawmakers, including the president, could be rejected at mass.
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U.S. Bishops To Draft New Guidelines For Communion
The Church is one step closer to denying Communion to high-profile leaders who openly support abortion rights.
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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Interview on the death of the Queen Part 4
CLEAN: Interior shots of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby interview reaction to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 9 September 2022, in London, United Kingdom.
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Vatican briefs bishops on ways to combat clergy sex abuse
1. Wide of news conference
2. Mid of Monsignor Charles Scicluna, Vatican's sex crimes prosecutor, and Father Federico Lombardi, Pope's spokesperson
3. Pan close up of Scicluna and Lombardi
4. Close of press folder, cover reading:...
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Retired Cardinal gives speech on 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Sq crackdown
1. Wide of presser by Cardinal Joseph Zen at Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents Club
2. Cutaway of people at the news conference
3. Mid of Cardinal Joseph Zen talking
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Cardinal Joseph Zen, retired bishop of Hong...
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INDONESIA: EAST TIMORESE RESISTANCE LEADER HORTA RETURNS
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Nobel laureate and East Timorese resistance leader Jose Ramos-Horta has returned to
Indonesia, which he has attacked during his 23 years of exile for its occupation of the territory.
He was given a visa by Indonesian...
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Bishops scrapped their landmark welcome to gays on Saturday, showing divisions over efforts to chart a new approach to ministering to Catholic families. Thomas J. Reese, an analyst for National Catholic Reporter, says the debate is not over. (Oct. 19)
Catholic bishops scrapped their landmark welcome to gays on Saturday, showing deep divisions at the end of a two-week meeting sought by Pope Francis to chart a more merciful approach to ministering to Catholic families.
The bishops...