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Pope tackles sex abuse, “new movements”
In Pope Francis’ ongoing reform campaign, the last day of January and the first day of February brought fresh drama on two key fronts: the Church’s sex abuse scandals, and the role of the “new...
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On the Neocatechumenal Way and “making a mess”
By John L. Allen Jr. Back in July, Pope Francis famously said he wants Catholics to go out and make a mess. “I want a mess in the dioceses!” the pope said, almost shouting, in a talk to a group of...
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Francis as the “Pope of the Old”
By John L. Allen Jr. Pope Francis will meet a large group of grandparents in September, a Vatican official announced today, because “they need to feel themselves valued” in what he called the “great...
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Thoughts on UN report blasting Vatican
By John L. Allen Jr. A keenly anticipated U.N. report on the Vatican’s handling of the child sex abuse scandals that have rocked Catholicism for more than a decade is out today, Feb. 5, and it’s the...
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I started this blog only for the interim period between my leaving the National Catholic Reporter and starting with the Boston Globe. Now that I’m on board full-time with the Globe, please follow me...
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