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… — quietly but decisively — the Vatican. Ukrainian officials confirmed that the … time when the local Church faced mounting pressure. Lukashenko … April 2025 on charges of child abuse. He, too, denied the … as political dissent. Both priests became symbols of the …

… activist organization. Usually, the Vatican arranges meetings only with hand … their priests or bishops could commit abuse, and civil authorities protect the Church. Cracks … files documenting the same abuser harming child after child. That revelation—that they …

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… READ: Catholic bishop in southern Spain denies abuse allegation as Vatican opens investigation … victims of child abuse in Spanish church, Ombudsman reports. By contrast, Church figures document …

… 1990s when he was a priest of the Diocese of Getafe … first time a sitting Catholic bishop responsible for overseeing a given … from duties’ as Vatican announces investigation into historic child abuse claims He says …

… , hundreds of child abuse victims have had their abusers convicted after Preda … in the Vatican bureaucracy who protect child-abusing pedophile priests. Leo voiced … also the struggle of the Church.” “It is urgent to … root the whole Church in a culture of …

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… had been sent to the Vatican ahead of the event and … . It was huge for these kids.” Upon the completion of the … ’s good, but don’t abuse it. I like that. I … Pillar ‘The present of the Church’ Another common message that resonated …

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