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  • July 2008

    • 'Go Green,' Pope Urges Youth

      Sydney Morning Herald  |  Jul 14, 08 4:35 AM CDT

      'Go Green,' Pope Urges Youth

      (Newser) - The Pope yesterday called on the world—particularly young people—to combat global warming with "a style of life that eases problems caused to the environment," reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Pope Benedict issued his plea just minutes before touching down in Australia for an official visit. The Vatican is going green with a new solar power system. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • Australia  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • solar energy  • priest sex abuse  • World Youth Day

    • Pope Vows Abuse Apology in Australia

      Reuters  |  Jul 13, 08 2:06 PM CDT

      Pope Vows Abuse Apology in Australia

      (Newser) - Traveling to Sydney today, Pope Benedict promised to apologize for a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked Australia's Catholic Church, Reuters reports. He also vowed to ensure it never recurs, and to help Australian victims heal—but one victims' group still accuses the Church of covering up abuse by priests and ensuring they never go to trial. More »

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      Australia  • Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • apology  • priest sex abuse

  • June 2008
  • April 2008

    • 25K Teens Rock at NY Pope Rally

      New York Daily News  |  Apr 19, 08 6:01 PM CDT

      25K Teens Rock at NY Pope Rally

      (Newser) - About 25,000 teens experienced Popemania today at a rocking rally in Yonkers, NY, the New York Daily News reports. After Kelly Clarkson belted out tunes, Benedict XVI emerged from a seminary meeting with disabled kids to receive gifts of bread and bless the crowd. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing," said a 15-year-old who left home before dawn to attend. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Pope Benedict's US visit  • Catholics  • priest  • priest sex abuse  • Roman Catholicism  • Popemobile  • Kelly Clarkson

    • Pope Prays for Healing After Abuse Scandal

      Associated Press  |  Apr 19, 08 11:37 AM CDT

      Pope Prays for Healing After Abuse Scandal

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI spent the third anniversary of his election to the papacy trying to comfort clergy still weathering the fallout from the priest sex abuse scandal, the AP reports. “I simply wish to assure you of my spiritual closeness,” Benedict said. The pontiff, addressing 3,000 people at New York’s famed St. Patrick’s cathedral, also called for purification and healing. More »

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      New York  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Pope Benedict's US visit  • Christians  • priest sex abuse  • Roman Catholicism

    • Pope's Words Anger Victims of Sex Abuse

      New York Times  |  Apr 16, 08 5:07 AM CDT

      Pope's Words Anger Victims of Sex Abuse

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict's attempt to placate priests' sex abuse victims has only served to anger many of them, reports the New York Times . The pontiff said he was "deeply ashamed" of the scandal that has triggered complaints from some 13,000 victims. He does not plan to meet with any victims' organizations during his US visit, however, and numerous protests are planned. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • sexual abuse  • Pope Benedict's US visit  • priest  • priest sex abuse  • clergy abuse scandal

    • 'Monumental' US Visit Ahead

      CNN  |  Apr 15, 08 5:05 PM CDT

      'Monumental' US Visit Ahead

      (Newser) - Today's arrival of Pope Benedict XVI "had the look and feel of a monumental and historic event," a CNN correspondent notes—and the six-day visit will indeed be eventful. Benedict will speak to US Catholic leadership tomorrow after a welcoming ceremony at the White House, then visit the UN. The Vatican hopes to galvanize American Catholics, whose enthusiasm has been sapped by sex scandals. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Pope Benedict's US visit  • Catholics  • priest sex abuse  • Pope John Paul II

    • Pope 'Ashamed' by Priest Sex Abuse

      Associated Press  |  Apr 15, 08 11:01 AM CDT

      Pope 'Ashamed' by Priest Sex Abuse

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI said today he is "deeply ashamed" by the priest sex-abuse scandal that caused a crisis of faith in the US, and he vowed that the church "will absolutely exclude pedophiles" from the priesthood, the AP reports. "We will do whatever is possible so that this does not happen in the future," the Pope said in English on the plane flying him to the US. More »

  • December 2007

    • NY Diocese's Coloring Book Warns of Abuse

      Newsweek  |  Dec 5, 07 9:06 AM CST

      NY Diocese's Coloring Book Warns of Abuse

      (Newser) - A coloring book handed out by the Catholic Church to kids in New York warns them not to be alone with an adult in a room with the door shut, Newsweek reports. It doesn't specifically name priests as a risk, but it does depict an angel warning an altar boy not to "be alone in a closed room with an adult." A man with his back turned—possibly a priest—is smiling at the child. More »

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      children  • New York  • education  • Catholic Church  • priest  • priest sex abuse  • clergy abuse scandal  • clergy

    • Hillary Hostage Suspect Claims Priest Abuse

      ABC News  |  Dec 1, 07 6:08 AM CST

      Hillary Hostage Suspect Claims Priest Abuse

      (Newser) - Leeland Eisenberg's problems began long before he seized five hostages yesterday in a New Hampshire campaign office of Hillary Clinton. In 2002, Eisenberg filed a lawsuit charging that a Catholic priest had sexually abused him when he was 21 years old, homeless, and emotionally vulnerable, ABC News reports. The accused priest has since been defrocked amid multiple abuse allegations. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • hostage  • New Hampshire  • priest  • priest sex abuse  • Leeland Eisenberg

  • November 2007

    • Jesuits Settle Sex Suit for $50M

      Seattle Times  |  Nov 19, 07 3:55 AM CST

      Jesuits Settle Sex Suit for $50M

      (Newser) - The Jesuits have agreed to pay $50 million to some 110 people living in remote Alaskan villages who claim they were sexually molested as children by 15 priests, brothers or men working for the Jesuits, reports the Seattle Times . Details of the settlements are still being negotiated, according to attorneys and a Jesuit spokesman. The victims were reportedly molested over a 20-year period from the ages of 5-16. More »

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      Alaska  • sexual abuse  • priest sex abuse  • Jesuits  • Yukon

  • October 2007

    • Laity, Clergy Asked to Defray Sex Abuse Costs

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 8, 07 12:00 PM CDT

      Laity, Clergy Asked to Defray Sex Abuse Costs

      (Newser) - The San Diego Diocese is turning over every stone to pay its $198.1 million settlement to sexual abuse victims, asking both priests and parishioners to chip in. Clerics are apparently willing—many will donate a month’s salary—but parishioner responses are far less positive, the LA Times reports. One says: "The Vatican can sell a painting or two." More »

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      Vatican  • bankruptcy  • San Diego  • settlement  • Rome  • priest sex abuse  • Catholic  • laity

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