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Bishops who covered up sex abuse should resign, Pennsylvania prelate says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:31:17 -0400

WASHINGTON – In an Aug. 16 interview with Eternal Word Television Network, Erie Bishop Lawrence T. Persico said the only way to regain the trust of the laity after decades-long claims of sexual abuse by priests and others at six Pennsylvania dioceses is by deeds and one of those deeds may mean getting rid of bishops who hid abusers.

Vatican, former Vatican auditor give differing accounts of resignation

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 10:35:29 -0400

VATICAN CITY – The first person to serve as the Vatican's independent auditor said he was forced to resign after opponents of Pope Francis' financial reforms mounted a campaign against him.

Pope accepts resignations of St. Paul archbishop, auxiliary

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:00:00 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Pope Francis accepted the resignations June 15 of Archbishop John C. Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee A. Piche of St. Paul and Minneapolis and named coadjutor Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of Newark, New Jersey, a canon lawyer, to be apostolic administrator of the Minnesota archdiocese.

Ruling against Belgian archbishop could spur claims for damages

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 07:00:00 -0400

OXFORD, England - A Belgian bishop said the president of the bishops' conference urged Catholics to respect a court judgment against him for failing to act on allegations of abuse.

Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Finn

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:00:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, who was convicted in 2012 on one misdemeanour count of failing to report suspected child abuse.

Pope Benedict's resignation will set in motion period of transition

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:08:16 -0500

VATICAN CITY - While the surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI is a first for the church in centuries, it also leads to a complicated period of transition that ends in the election of a new pope.

Papal resignation catches Cardinal Collins by surprise

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:47:58 -0500

TORONTO - Surprise and then prayer was Cardinal Thomas Collins' reaction to Pope Benedict XVI's resignation from the Throne of Peter Feb. 11.

Pope Benedict shows signs of aging, but Vatican reports no illness

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:55:44 -0500

VATICAN CITY - From the moment he was elected pope at the age of 78 in 2005, Pope Benedict XVI has kept a schedule that appeared light compared to that of Blessed John Paul II, but busy for a man who already had a pacemaker and who wanted to retire to study, write and pray when he turned 75.

Pope Benedict's resignation announcement stuns world religious leaders

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:07:02 -0500

WASHINGTON - Pope Benedict XVI's announcement that he planned to resign Feb. 28 stunned and shocked religious leaders around the world.

Citing health reasons, Pope Benedict announces he will resign

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:08:38 -0500

Updated 02/11/13

VATICAN CITY - Saying he no longer has the strength to exercise ministry over the universal church, Pope Benedict XVI announced Feb. 11 that he would be resigning at the end of the month after an eight-year pontificate.