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- After centuries of secrecy, Vatican office shows new transparency with online guide
- From seminarian to sex offender: Timeline of defrocked priest Stephen Kiesle
- Letter shows Canadian church knew of abuse allegations before priest’s promotion to Vatican
- AP EXCLUSIVE: Letter shows future Pope Benedict resisted defrocking molester priest
- APNewsBreak: Vatican in new strategy to post guide for lay people explaining abuse norms
- AP Interview: German abuse victim faults pope Benedict XVI, seeks compensation from church
- German diocese refers to prosecutors case of priest accused of abusing children
- Vatican spokesman says pope willing to meet with other victims of clerical sexual abuse
- Minn. prosecutor: Extraditing priest from India to face sexual assault charges may take years
- Norway’s Catholic Church reports new abuse claims after bishop scandal
- For US abuse victims, crisis in Europe reawakens pain, brings vindication of global problem
- New Zealand Catholic church investigating 5 more historic sex abuse complaints
- Sex abuse scandal means more vigorous background checks for future cardinals and pope
- Church says Norway bishop resigned in 2009 after admitting to child abuse allegations
- Rome cardinals decry alleged anti-Catholic ‘hate’ campaign, say target is gay marriage stand
- Nearly 2,700 people call German Catholic Church’s sexual abuse hot line in its first 3 days
- Archbishop Jose Gomez introduced as next leader of Los Angeles archdiocese
- Pope names Gomez coadjutor for LA, putting him in line to become highest-ranking Latino
- Catholic priest charged with assaulting 14-year-old girl says he is ready to face US courts
- Roman Catholic archbishop in Chile says ‘a few’cases of pedophilia are being investigated
- Vatican says it cooperated with extraditing Indian priest accused of assaulting teen in US
- Pope to visit Malta this month, and victims of clerical sex abuse want an apology
- Pope urges priests to conquer evil but makes no direct mention of abuse scandal
- Catholic priest charged with assaulting 14-year-old in Minnesota still working in India
- Vatican’s Easter Mass infused with defense of pope; sex abuse criticism cast as ‘petty gossip’
- Easter Mass a bit of papal pep rally; Benedict ignores calls he take scandal responsibility
- Pope, silent on scandal, hailed as ‘unfailing’ leader at Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square
- Lawyers say pope’s immunity may be challenged in Britain, clearing way for legal action
- Pope, praised at Mass, makes no mention of abuse scandal in Easter message to world
- Pope, hit by scandal, called ‘unfailing’ leader of church at Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square
- In previous job, top Vatican official gave accused priest administrative job, with conditions
- Document: Levada forbade US priest accused of sex abuse from working with kids
- Pope takes advice from small group, but decisions his own _ for better or worse
- Archbishop of Canterbury says Irish church has lost ‘all credibility’ over sex abuse scandal
- Deposition: Levada in 2006 defended not telling faithful of sex allegations against priest
- AP: Ratzinger intervened in Arizona priest’s abuse case, then waited for years to defrock him
- APNewsBreak: Rome waited a decade-plus to defrock Arizona priest, despite letters to Ratzinger
- Pope’s preacher: Accusations on clergy sex abuse akin to persecution of Jews
- Boston cardinal O’Malley defends pope as US church’s ’strongest ally’ in fighting abuse
- Pope’s preacher: accusations against pope over sex abuse like violence against Jews
- Pope’s preacher likens accusations against pope to ‘collective violence’ against Jews
- Pilgrims fill St. Peter’s Square for Good Friday service led by the pope
- German archbishop says church failed abuse victims to protect reputation; new cases in Austria
- Cardinals defend pope, criticize media coverage of Vatican sex abuse scandal
- Pope washes priests’ feet in ceremony marking Holy Thursday
- Cardinals come to pope’s defense and lash out at media coverage of Vatican sex abuse scandal
- Pope leads Holy Thursday ceremony dedicated to priests as clergy scandals rock church
- Vatican defends pope, handling of Wisconsin priest accused of abusing deaf boys
- Pope sees scandal as test for himself, church; European bishops pledge openness, cooperation
- Unsealed letter from 1963 indicates former Pope Paul VI knew of US priest abuse problems
- Italian politicians rally to pope’s defense, even as citizens question Vatican’s role
- Vatican spokesman to AP: Pope sees abuse crisis as ‘test for him and the church’
- Alleged Miami abuse victim’s lawyers claim Vatican moved priest to Miami
- European bishops urge sex abuse victims to go to police, pledge to work with civil authorities
- Priest involved in sex-abuse investigation of Wisconsin colleague defends Vatican’s response
- APNewsBreak: Vatican cites sovereignty as defense in abuse case, says bishops aren’t employees
- APNewsBreak: Vatican mounts legal defense to shield pope from US sex abuse lawsuit
- Criticism of Vatican in Wisconsin over handling of abuse scandal after recent revelations
- Benedict honors John Paul on 5th anniversary of death as doubts swirl around ‘miracle’ healing
- Miracle for John Paul II’s sainthood case under renewed scrutiny, as is record on sex abuse
- Minn. attorney who found documents implicating pope in abuse scandal has long pursued Vatican
- NY archbishop receives ovation for remarks decrying abuse of minors but defending pope
- At rally in Britain, protesters demand Pope Benedict XVI quits over clerical sex abuse cases
- Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid one of worst church crises in decades
- Europe church sex abuse revelations have US victims re-examining 2008 secret meeting with pope
- Top Vatican cardinal defends pope amid sex abuse scandal, but calls for ‘housecleaning’
- Ayad Allawi, winner of most seats in Iraqi vote, appeals to opponents of religious rule
- Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy in balance as sex abuse scandal engulfs church
- New sex charges against French priest; French bishops and Legionaries apologize for past abuse
- A glance at church abuse cases overseen by Joseph Ratzinger during time in church hierarchy
- Small-town French priest under investigation in sex case based on complaint, photos
- Legionaries religious order, favored by John Paul II, apologies for sex abuse by founder
- French bishops say in letter to pope that they’re “ashamed” of priests who abuse children
- Students from deaf school say Wis. priest abused them; he was spared defrocking by future pope
- Growing clerical sex abuse scandal in US, Italy tarnishes papacy
- US priest accused of molesting 200 deaf boys was spared defrocking in 1990s by future pope
- Wis. priest accused of molesting 200 deaf boys was spared defrocking in 1990s by future pope
- Vatican says there was no cover-up in US case, denounces attempt to involve pope
- Rome police question US clergy abuse victims who show photos of pope near St. Peter’s Square
- Documents: Wis. priest accused of molesting 200 deaf boys but Vatican stopped his church trial
- Report: Documents show Vatican was told about Wis. priest who may have molested 200 boys
- Times report: Documents show Vatican was told about Wis. priest who may have molested 200 boys
- New abuse allegation against suspended priest in Pope’s former German diocese
- Irish bishop quits, begs ‘forgiveness and pardon’ from children abused by priests he shielded
- Pope accepts resignation of Irish Bishop John Magee in sex abuse scandal
- German government to establish panel of ministries, church, charities on sexual abuse
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