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When can a priest reveal a confession?
Speed Read Catholic Church forbids breaking seal of secrecy but there may be ways to bypass decree
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Church rejects calls to force priests to report child abuse
Speed Read Australian Catholic Church says the seal of the confessional must never be broken
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Plot to oust Pope Francis exposes divisions within Catholic Church
Speed Read Archbishop breaks cover and calls for pontiff to resign as ideological battle lines are drawn
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Catholic abuse scandal threatens Pope Francis’ legacy
Speed Read Clerical cover-up presents ‘crucial test’ for papacy following earlier failures
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How ‘predator priests’ abused more than 1,000 US children
Speed Read Hundreds of priests have been identified in historical sex abuse probe
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Pope Francis calls for end to death penalty
In Depth Shift in Catholic teaching could have a global impact
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How Australian archbishop was found guilty of child sex abuse cover-up
Speed Read Philip Wilson becomes the most senior Catholic in the world to be convicted of concealing abuse
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Ireland abortion referendum goes down to the wire
Speed Read Undecideds hold the key as Yes campaign sees lead disappear
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Cardinal George Pell: Vatican treasurer to stand trial for sex offences
Speed Read Australia’s most senior Roman Catholic pleads not guilty to alleged historical sexual abuse
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Campaign to make John Bradburne first English saint in almost 50 years
Speed Read Supporters urge Vatican to open inquiry into the missionary’s ‘miracles’
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Priest celibacy should be voluntary, says child abuse report
Speed Read A five-year inquiry into institutional child abuse in Australia has delivered its findings
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Pope Francis wants change to Lord’s Prayer
Speed Read Pontiff says current version is a mistranslation as God does not lead humans to sin
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Catholic school censors ‘suggestive’ priest statue
In Depth Blackfriars Priory School in Adelaide left red-faced after statue of saint and boy goes viral
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Is the Catholic Church in crisis?
In Depth From costly sex-abuse payouts to a growing shortage of priests, the Church is facing enormous challenges
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