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- Pope asks for prayers for summit, calls clergy abuse an ‘urgent’ problem
  
  Speaking in his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis petitioned Catholics to pray for an upcoming anti-abuse summit at the Vatican, saying he wanted to call the gathering as a response to the “urgent”
- US bishops laud pope’s call to defrock McCarrick as ‘just,’ ‘determined’
  
  A range of U.S. Church leaders praised Pope Francis's decision to remove former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from the clerical state.
- New book claims gay subculture flourishes at Vatican
  
  A new book alleges that 80 percent of clergy inside the Vatican is gay.
Catholic News Service
- DiNardo: Action on McCarrick 'clear signal' church will not tolerate abuse
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Vatican's removal from the priesthood of Theodore E. McCarrick "is a clear signal that abuse will not be tolerated," said the...
- McCarrick removed from the priesthood after being found guilty of abuse
  
  IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has confirmed the removal from the priesthood of Theodore E. McCarrick, the 88-year-old former cardinal and archbishop of...
- Update: Catholic bishops, groups oppose Trump's call for national emergency
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic bishops near the U.S.-Mexico border, joined by other U.S. prelates, voiced opposition immediately after...
National Catholic Register
- St. John Newman, Defender of the Faith
  
  By Sophia Feingold | The news that Pope Francis will canonize Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890), following the confirmation of a second miracle due to his intercession, will delight many...
- Catholic Creative: A Woodworker
  
  By Katie Warner | “What is wonderful to see is a resurgence as men and women across the globe rediscovering the beauty of Catholicism. A deep prayer life is what fuels the arts, and with...
- McCarrick and the Anti-Beatitudes
  
  By Steven D. Greydanus | One of the most familiar and important passages in all of scripture is the famous Sermon on the Mount in St. Matthew’s Gospel, which begins with the Beatitudes. But...