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RELIGION July 28, 2018

Vatican meets #MeToo: Nuns denounce their abuse by priests

Revelations that a prominent U.S. cardinal sexually abused and harassed his adult seminarians have exposed an egregious abuse of power that has shocked Catholics on both sides of the Atlantic.

RELIGION July 28, 2018

The Latest: Texas prelate praises pope's move on McCarrick

The Latest on the sex abuse allegations surrounding U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick (all times local): 5:20 p.m.

RELIGION July 28, 2018

Egypt court sentences 75 to death over 2013 sit-in

An Egyptian court sentenced 75 people to death on Saturday, including top figures of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, for their involvement in a 2013 sit-in, state media reported.

Vatican July 28, 2018

Pope accepts Bishop McCarrick's resignation amid child abuse allegations

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, from the College of Cardinals has reportedly resigned. 

RELIGION July 28, 2018

US 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, including one involving an 11-year-old boy, and ordered him to conduct a "life of prayer and penance" in a home to be designated by the pontiff until a church trial is held, the Vatican said Saturday.

RELIGION July 28, 2018

"I pretended it didn't happen": Nuns report abuse by priests

The nun no longer goes to confession regularly, after an Italian priest forced himself on her while she was at her most vulnerable: recounting her sins to him in a university classroom nearly 20 years ago.

RELIGION July 27, 2018

Vatican meets #MeToo: Nuns denounce priests who abused them

Revelations that a prominent U.S. cardinal sexually abused and harassed his adult seminarians have exposed an egregious abuse of power that has shocked Catholics on both sides of the Atlantic.

RELIGION July 27, 2018

Vatican meets #MeToo: Nuns denounce their abuse by priests

The nun no longer goes to confession regularly, after an Italian priest forced himself on her while she was at her most vulnerable: recounting her sins to him in a university classroom nearly 20 years ago.

OPINION July 27, 2018

Ambassador Callista Gingrich: To strengthen women's rights you must protect religious freedom

Religious freedom is often called America’s first freedom – a necessary component of U.S. foreign policy, and part of America’s commitment to ensuring a more peaceful, prosperous and secure world.

RELIGION July 27, 2018

Bishops bloodied, churches besieged in Nicaragua crackdown

A pro-government mob shoved, punched and scratched at Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes and other Catholic leaders as they tried to enter the Basilica San Sebastian.