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MANCHESTER, England – The "appalling sexual abuse" of children as young as 7 was covered up in two leading Benedictine-run schools in England to protect the reputations of predatory monks, a government-backed investigation concluded.

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The road to healing is long, but it is a destination CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bishops hope can be reached by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 01 Jun 2017 08:56:00 -0400 Truth and Reconciliation Commission 2015 /item/20399-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-2015 /item/20399-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-2015 ]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) öÏÓãÊÓƵapp the Catholic Register Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:00:00 -0400 TRC says Pope Francis should apologize for abuses at residential schools /item/20347-trc-says-pope-francis-should-apologize-for-abuses-at-residential-schools /item/20347-trc-says-pope-francis-should-apologize-for-abuses-at-residential-schools

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OTTAWA - Pope Francis should personally apologize to residential school survivors and their communities, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says in its final report.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:40:00 -0400 Vatican seeks to bury the hatchet with American nuns /faith/item/19393-vatican-seeks-to-bury-the-hatchet-with-american-nuns /faith/item/19393-vatican-seeks-to-bury-the-hatchet-with-american-nuns

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican ended a six-year inquiry into U.S. nuns with a report designed to bury their differences and celebrate their contribution to the Catholic Church.

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican could face a wave of new sexual abuse claims dating back decades if a United Nations inquiry finds that the Roman Catholic Church has violated an international treaty against torture and inhuman treatment.

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BERLIN - Germany's Catholic Church has withdrawn from an inquiry into sexual abuse by clergy, citing a breakdown of trust with researchers.

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