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More than 330K Children Sexually Abused by French Catholic Church Clergy and Lay Ministers

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The clergy and lay members within the French Catholic Church sexually abused more than 330,000 children over the past 70 years, a report has found. According to the 2,500-page report released on Oct. 5, French Catholic priests, deacons, and other …

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Australian Media Organizations Fined A$1.1 Million for Breaching Gag Order on Cardinal George Pell’s Sexual Abuse Case

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An Australian court has fined 12 media groups A$1.1 million (US$842,805) for breaching a suppression order over their coverage of Cardinal George Pell’s now-overturned conviction in a sexual abuse case. On June 4, Victoria Supreme Court Justice John Dixon ruled …

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Australian Financial Watchdog Reviews Data on Vatican’s Large Money Transfers

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Australia’s financial watchdog announced on Thursday that it is currently conducting a review of its data after clarifications were raised regarding its report that a total of $1.8 billion had been transferred from the Vatican and the Australian Catholic Church since 2014.

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Use of COVID-19 Vaccines With Abortion Cell Lines is ‘Morally Acceptable,’ Vatican Says

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The Vatican told Roman Catholics on Dec. 21 that receiving the COVID-19 vaccines that employed cell lines drawn from tissue of aborted fetuses in its research and production is “morally acceptable.”

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