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California Franciscans Announce $20 Million Abuse Settlement
Digital StormGavel. The Franciscan Friars of California announced a bankruptcy filing in 2024 ‘to address 94 child sexual abuse claims.’
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Pope Leo Sends 80 Generators, Medicine, Food to Ukraine
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV presides over the Jan. 21, 2026, general audience alongside a Swiss Guard. Vatican aid is headed to hard-hit areas including Fastiv and Kyiv, with distribution organized …
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Dominican Father Gregory Pine Addresses Theology of Speech and ‘Training the Tongue’
Dominican Father Gregory Pine, author of ‘Training the Tongue’ New book is practical guide — grounded in thought of St. Thomas Aquinas — that invites readers to reflect on how …
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What motivated 70,000 young Mexicans to make a pilgrimage to Christ the King?
Motivated by their faith, 70,000 Mexican young people made the pilgrimage to the shrine of Christ the King, which commemorates the martyrs of the Cristero War period. Pilgrimage to the …
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What motivated 70,000 young Mexicans to make a pilgrimage to Christ the King?
What drove tens of thousands of young Mexicans to defy fatigue and weather conditions and walk for hours? On Jan. 31, the resounding answer was faith. An entire generation embarked …
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Italian Physicist Antonino Zichichi, Key Figure in John Paul II’s Dialogue With Science, Dies at 96
VINCENZO PINTOItalian physicist Antonino Zichichi (c) holds a Bible he just received from Pope Francis (l) as Italian football midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo (r) waits to receive his Bible during a …
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Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria officials condemn mass killings, demands action
“Nigeria cannot afford to normalize bloodshed,” Catholic officials at the Secretariat of Nigeria said. Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria Secretary-General Father Michael Banjo (left) and National Director of Social Communications Father …
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Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria officials condemn mass killings, demands action
Officials at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), the administrative headquarters of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, have denounced what they have described as a “relentless wave of killings …
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California Franciscans announce $20 million abuse settlement
The Franciscan Friars of California announced a bankruptcy filing in 2024 “to address 94 child sexual abuse claims.” Credit: Digital Storm/Shutterstock The Franciscan Friars of California have announced a $20 …
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California Franciscans announce $20 million abuse settlement
The Franciscan Friars of California have announced a $20 million settlement with alleged abuse victims, with the eight-figure payout coming after the group filed for bankruptcy several years ago. The …