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Archbishop Chaput: Pope’s 2015 Philly visit won’t focus on hot-button sex issues
Archbishop Chaput ‘disturbed’ by Vatican synod debate, says ‘confusion is of the devil’
Welcoming the stranger, even if it’s against the law (COMMENTARY)
Pope Francis is coming to Philadelphia – but where else will he visit?
CAIR taps Jewish filmmaker to lead Philadelphia chapter
Update: Philadelphia plans to cremate and bury Gosnell bodies
Activists rally to bury the bodies from Gosnell abortion trial
White House: Philly abortion trial is ‘unsettling’
Monsignor William Lynn sentenced to 3-6 years for Catholic sex abuse cover-up
(RNS) Monsignor William J. Lynn, the first U.S. Catholic official convicted for covering up the sexual abuse of children, was sentenced to 3-6 years in prison on Tuesday (July 24). By David Gibson.
Victims group urges Philadelphia archbishop to defrock convicted priest, Monsignor William Lynn
(RNS) An advocacy group for victims of sexual abuse by clergy has asked Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput to defrock the priest convicted last week of shielding priests who preyed on children. By David Gibson.
Monsignor William Lynn convicted in landmark Catholic sex abuse case
(RNS) A Philadelphia priest was convicted Friday of one count of child endangerment, becoming the first cleric in the Catholic Church’s long-running clergy abuse scandal to be tried and found guilty of shielding molesters. By David Gibson.
Philadelphia trial revives Catholic Church sex abuse scandal
(RNS) Ten years ago, the Roman Catholic sex abuse scandal dominated the headlines with horrific stories of priests preying on vulnerable youths and a church hierarchy more concerned with protecting clergy instead of kids. Now, it's back. A Philadelphia jury is deliberating whether, for the first time, a high-ranking church official will be held criminally accountable. By Cathy Lynn Grossman.
Analysis: Bishops’ accountability still missing from abuse scandal
(RNS) Ten years after the clergy sex abuse scandal brought the Catholic Church to its knees, there's still no way to hold bishops accountable for their mistakes. Here's why, and why little is likely to change. By David Gibson.
