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Pope wants abuse summit to lead to clarity, action

At the upcoming meeting on protecting minors, Pope Francis wants leaders of the world's bishops' conferences to clearly understand what must be done to prevent abuse, care for victims and ensure no case is whitewashed or covered up.

The bishops’ retreat and a new ecclesial season

I am writing this as the retreat held for the Catholic bishops of the United States at our seminary in Mundelein concludes. The weeklong retreat was the idea of Pope Francis.

U.S. bishops take part in weeklong retreat about clergy sex abuse crisis

The U.S. Catholic bishops took part in a closed-door retreat Jan. 2-8 at Mundelein Seminary at the University of St. Mary of the Lake near Chicago to prayerfully consider ways to rebuild trust over the clergy sex abuse crisis.

Vatican may be deciding fate of former cardinal

As U.S. bishops gathered in early January at Mundelein Seminary to pray and reflect about the American church's sex abuse crisis, reports trickled out about the possible fate of one their own being decided overseas.

Lay movements gather to pray for bishops on retreat

To show support for the U.S. bishops as they gathered at the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary for a retreat requested by Pope Francis, members of lay ecclesial movements met at St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish in Elmwood Park Jan. 3 to pray.

Pope tells U.S. bishops abuse crisis requires conversion, humility

The clerical abuse crisis and the "crisis of credibility" it created for the U.S. bishops have led to serious divisions within the U.S. church and to a temptation to look for administrative solutions to problems that go much deeper, Pope Francis told the U.S. bishops.

Details published on Vatican letter delaying USCCB vote on abuse provisions

The surprising news in November that the Vatican had asked U.S. bishops not to vote on several proposals for responding to the sexual abuse crisis was motivated by a lack of time given the Vatican to study the proposals and potential conflicts with church law, according to a letter obtained by the Associated Press.

Pope to Curia: Church will spare no effort to end abuse

"Let it be clear that before these abominations, the church will spare no effort to do all that is necessary to bring to justice whosoever has committed such crimes," the pope said Dec. 21 during his annual pre-Christmas meeting with officials of the Curia.

Archdiocese responds to Illinois attorney general report

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan released a preliminary report Dec. 19 saying that the six Catholic dioceses in Illinois have received allegations of sexual abuse of children against 500 clergy members whose names have not been made public.

For pope, it was year to come to terms with abuse crisis

Pope Francis marked the fifth anniversary of his election in March in the midst of a firestorm over his handling of clerical sexual abuse and bishops' accountability in Chile.
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