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Pope forms commission to advise on sex abuse

Pope Francis is assembling a panel of experts to advise him on sex abuse in the clergy - a task that will involve looking at how to protect children from pedophiles, how to better screen men for the priesthood and how to help victims who have already been harmed.

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Archdiocese names 30 priests linked to child sexual abuse over six decades

Archdiocese names 30 priests linked to child sexual abuse over six decades

Seven of the priests were not previously known by the public as abusers. Others, such as the Rev. Robert Kapoun, are already well known through lawsuits and media coverage. About one-third of the priests on the list are deceased.

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Church told to name names of suspected priests

List is due out by Dec. 17, but some names could appear sooner than that.

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Archdiocese in court over naming accused priests

Archdiocese in court over naming accused priests

Archbishop John Nienstedt says he will disclose the names, locations and status of all living archdiocesan priests who have substantiated claims of sexual abuse against them, regardless of where they currently reside. But he says he needs a court's permission.

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Ellison: Pope's message on capitalism's evils will 'change the debate'

Ellison: Pope's message on capitalism's evils will 'change the debate'

Ellison said he thinks the pope's decision to put the issue of poverty front and center could have significant implications in the effort to improve conditions for the poor.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Pope ramps up charity office to be near poor, sick

Pope ramps up charity office to be near poor, sick

Pope Francis is still providing one-on-one doses of emergency assistance to the poor, sick and aged through a trusted archbishop. Konrad Krajewski is the Vatican Almoner, a centuries-old job of handing out alms -- and Francis has ramped up the job to make it a hands-on extension of his own personal charity.

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Thanksgiving-Hanukkah overlap spurs thanks, angst

Thanksgiving-Hanukkah overlap spurs thanks, angst

When life gives you Hanukkah on Thanksgiving, make a menurkey. Or a turkel.

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Church document flagged Huberty for misconduct a decade ago

Church document flagged Huberty for misconduct a decade ago

The archdiocese flagged the Rev. Mark Huberty in an internal document a decade ago for sexual misconduct -- but top officials said this fall that they didn't know about his sexual misconduct until this year. Huberty was charged earlier this month with criminal sexual conduct for an alleged sexual relationship with a woman under his pastoral care.
by Madeleine Baran

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Archdiocese delays release of abusive priests list

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said Friday it is delaying the release of the names of some priests who have sexually abused children until at least next month.
by Madeleine Baran and Jon Collins

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