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All of Chile's bishops offer to resign after meeting with pope on abuse

Every bishop in Chile offered his resignation to Pope Francis after a three-day meeting at the Vatican to discuss the clerical sexual abuse scandal.

On recent trip, Pope Francis takes sacraments to the people

Danielita is 15 years old and suffers from severe cerebral palsy. Abandoned by her parents when she was just three months old, she is cared for by volunteers at the Hogar San Pedro home in Lima, Peru, a facility that is run by the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles. During Pope Francis’ visit to Peru, volunteers from Hogar San Pedro waited patiently outside the apostolic nunciature in Lima where he was staying, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Latin American pope.

Pope apologizes to sex abuse victims for choice of words, defends accused Chilean bishop

Pope Francis apologized to victims of clergy sex abuse, saying he unknowingly wounded them by the way he defended a Chilean bishop accused of covering up abuse by his mentor.

In Chile, Pope asks forgiveness from victims of clergy sex abuse

Pope Francis, in his first formal speech in Chile, asked forgiveness from those who were sexually abused by priests. Addressing government authorities and members of the country's diplomatic corps Jan. 16, the pope expressed his "pain and shame at the irreparable damage caused to children by some ministers of the church."

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