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By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The sexual abuse of children bythose who have vowed to serve Christ and the church is a horrendous monstrositythat represents "a diabolical sacrifice" of innocent, defenselesslives, Pope Francis said.The church, which must protect the weakest, has a duty"to act with extreme severity with priests who betray their mission andwith the hierarchy -- bishops and cardinals -- who protect them," the popewrote in the preface to a new book written by a man raped as a child by aCapuchin priest.The book, "My Father, I Forgive You" ("MonPere, Je Vous Pardonne"), was written by Daniel Pittet, 57, in an effortto describe how he fell victim to a predator abuser when he was 8 years oldgrowing up in Fribourg, Switzerland, and the challenges he faced when cameforward two decades later with the accusations. The book, currently publishedonly in French, was to be released Feb. 16. News outlets released the text ofthe pope's preface Feb. 13.Pittet -- who had been a mon...
By Valerie SchmalzSAN FRANCISCO (CNS) -- The Trump administration'sapparent endorsement of parental school choice could present a "huge opportunity"for Catholic school parents, the president of the National Catholic EducationalAssociation told a group of Catholic high school teachers in San Francisco."Thiscould be a huge opportunity for parents wanting to choose the right school fortheir children," Thomas Burnford, NCEA president, told participants at theArchdiocese of San Francisco's annual high school teachers' consortium Feb. 3."Whateveryour politics, the current administration proclaims some understanding orbelief in support of school choice," Burnford said in his talk atArchbishop Riordan High School. In his remarks, he did not mention PresidentDonald Trump directly, saying in later comments he did not want to politicizethe subject of parental choice.Hisspeech was given four days before Betsy DeVos was confirmed by the Senate asthe nation's education secretary following a tiebr...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Naked women are back in Playboy magazine, ending a year-old ban on the nudity that made the magazine famous....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A political odd couple, President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resolutely played up their similarities at their first meeting Monday, even as obvious differences lurked behind their public smiles....
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Plow trucks and shovelers in the Northeast attacked the region's latest winter storm, which dumped 30 inches of snow on a Maine town, made roads unsafe and immobilized millions of residents Monday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Monday refused to stop construction on the last stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline, which is progressing much faster than expected and could be operational in as little as 30 days....
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea late Monday over its latest ballistic missile launches and warned of "further significant measures" if Pyongyang doesn't stop nuclear and missile testing....
One of Jerry Sandusky's sons was charged Monday with sex crimes involving two girls, more than five years after the former Penn State assistant coach was himself first arrested on child molestation charges....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bitterly divided Senate on Monday confirmed Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary despite strong objections by Democrats that the former banker ran a "foreclosure machine" when he headed OneWest Bank....
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