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Pope John Paul to be beatified May 1

The pope on Friday approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for his beatification, an event that will be a major morale boost for a church reeling from a wave of violence against Christians and fallout from the clerical sexual abuse scandal.

 

Pope to UK: deeply sorry, ashamed of sex abuse

Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday he was ashamed of the "unspeakable" sexual abuse of children by priests, telling the British faithful during Mass in Westminster Cathedral that he was deeply sorry and hoped the church's humiliation would help victims heal.

 

On U.K. visit, Pope apologizes, again, for abuse scandal failures

On U.K. visit, Pope apologizes, again, for abuse scandal failures

Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church failed to act decisively ...

 

Thousands of priests rally in defense of pope

Thousands of priests rally in defense of pope

Thousands of priests from around the world have massed in Rome in one of the largest such gatherings ever in a major show of support for Pope ...

 

German Bishop to go amid abuse probe

German Bishop to go amid abuse probe

The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of a leading German bishop who is being probed for allegedly physically abusing minors and financial misconduct.

 

Papal envoy to run scandal-plagued priestly order

Papal envoy to run scandal-plagued priestly order

Pope Benedict will appoint a special envoy to run and reform an influential Roman Catholic priestly order whose late founder was discovered to have been a sexual molester and to have fathered at least one child.

 

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