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Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States, talks with a U.S. bishop during the bishops' meeting in Baltimore in this Nov. 13, 2012, file photo. A Vatican report about former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick states that Archbishop Vigano did not follow instructions in 2012 to conduct an inquiry into allegations by a priest who claimed he was sexually assaulted by McCarrick. (CNS photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec)

Vatican report reveals omissions in Archbishop Vigano’s ‘testimony’

Vatican report reveals omissions in ‘testimony’ of Archbishop Vigano, who called for pope’s resignation over handling of McCarrick allegations

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Read more about the article McCarrick report called needed step toward accountability, transparency
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore welcomes pro-lifers in Annapolis, Md., March 4, 2019, during his opening prayer for the Maryland March for Life. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) See MARYLAND-MARCH-LIFE March 11, 2019.

McCarrick report called needed step toward accountability, transparency

Report called a necessary step in understanding McCarrick’s rise in the Church despite rumors, allegations of sexual misconduct

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Read more about the article Fighting abuse: What Pope Francis has done during his pontificate
Pope Francis and church leaders from around the world attend a penitential liturgy during a meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican Feb. 23, 2019. Pope Francis has issued numerous new laws and guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sexual abuse and its cover-up by church officials. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Fighting abuse: What Pope Francis has done during his pontificate

The pope has issued numerous new laws and guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups by Church officials

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Read more about the article Church in Trinidad advocates planting crops to boost food security
Sustainable food advocate, Charlene Woo Ling, harvests okras planted among other edibles and ornamentals of varying heights and functions in front of the main entrance of Archbishop's House Oct. 30, 3030, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. (CNS photo/CNS photo/Laura Ann Phillips)

Church in Trinidad advocates planting crops to boost food security

Faith and civic leaders have urged citizens to grow more of their own food to rely less on unsustainable and costly food imports.

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Read more about the article USCCB president calls for unity after Biden is projected as election winner
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden joins vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris onstage at a rally in Wilmington, Del., Nov. 7, 2020, after news media declared they had won the presidential election.(CNS photo/Jim Bourg, Reuters)

USCCB president calls for unity after Biden is projected as election winner

Biden follows JFK as the second Catholic ever elected president

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Read more about the article Vatican report on investigation into ex-Cardinal McCarrick to be released Nov. 10
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore welcomes pro-lifers in Annapolis, Md., March 4, 2019, during his opening prayer for the Maryland March for Life. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) See MARYLAND-MARCH-LIFE March 11, 2019.

Vatican report on investigation into ex-Cardinal McCarrick to be released Nov. 10

McCarrick was dismissed by the Vatican from the clerical state in February 2019 following an investigation of accusations of abusing both children and seminarians.

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Read more about the article Exonerated death-row inmate gives students close look at capital punishment
Alfred Dewayne Brown is seen the poster "The Innocence Files" streaming on Netflix. He was part of an Oct. 25, 2020, Zoom panel at the Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice, an annual event for students from Jesuit high schools, colleges and parishes around the country. (CNS photo/Netflix)

Exonerated death-row inmate gives students close look at capital punishment

In 2015 Alfred Dewayne Brown became the 154th person exonerated from death row. Tennessee has had three exonerations since 1973.

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