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Pope Francis to force clergy to report sex abuse
Speed Read New law will make it compulsory for all Catholic priests and nuns to report abuse and cover-ups by superiors
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Why Polish priests are burning Harry Potter
Speed Read Catholic evangelical group destroying books and other objects feared to contain ‘evil forces’
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Cardinal Pell lawyer says child abuse was ‘vanilla’
Speed Read Defence attorney Robert Richter’s remarks draw gasps from Melbourne courtroom
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Cardinal George Pell convicted of child sex abuse in Australia
Speed Read ‘Shockwaves’ as third most senior Catholic in the world found guilty of five charges
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Can the Catholic Church find redemption?
Speed Read 100 senior bishops meet this week to address clerical sexual abuse, ‘the most serious crisis since the Reformation’
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Islamic State claims deadly church bombing
Speed Read At least 20 killed after two bombs explode in a Philippines cathedral
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Two Cardinals demoted by Pope amid sex abuse scandals
Speed Read George Pell and Francisco Ossa removed from Pope Francis’s inner circle
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Two nuns admit embezzling $500k for Vegas blowouts
Speed Read The pair pocketed tuition fees and donations to Catholic school where they taught for decades
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Vatican says Pope considering visit to North Korea
In Depth Accepting Kim Jong Un’s invitation would ‘legitimise’ oppressive regime, warn analysts
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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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Pope Francis calls for end to death penalty
In Depth Shift in Catholic teaching could have a global impact
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