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Danica Kirka - Associated Press
Sexual abuse at two leading Catholic schools in England was considerably higher than is reflected by conviction figures.
In this Aug. 16, 2010 file photo, Billy Ray Irick, on death row for raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1985, appears in a Knox County criminal courtroom in Knoxville, Tenn. (Michael Patrick/The Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)
Politics & SocietyNews
Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press
The execution would occur a week after Pope Francis revealed new church teaching that deems the death penalty “inadmissible” under all circumstances.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Dealing with the reality of potential abuse and the history of clerical sexual abuse in the church is a process.
Demonstrators against decriminalizing abortion celebrate outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Luisa Balaguer)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press
A grassroots movement came closer than ever to achieving the decriminalization of the procedure in the homeland of Pope Francis.
Migrants rest at the port of Tarifa, southern Spain, on July 27 after being rescued by Spain's Maritime Rescue Service. Authorities said 751 migrants were rescued from 52 dinghies trying to reach Spanish shores from northern Africa, this year's most popular route into Europe for human traffickers. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Forty million worldwide are believed to be caught in a trap of forced labor, including many millions who work in manufacturing, assembly, agriculture and food services.
Politics & SocietyOf Many Things
Matt Malone, S.J.
Why we publish opinions you probably won't agree with.