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Pope tells bishops to fight abuse, culture behind it

Saturday, 8 September 2018, 17:30 Last update: about 9 years ago

Pope Francis told newly ordained bishops Saturday that they must reject all forms of abuse and work in communion to fight the clerical culture that has fueled the sex abuse and cover-up scandal...

Warning about growing ISIS presence in Libya

Saturday, 8 September 2018, 13:15 Last update: about 9 years ago

A UN-brokered ceasefire in Libya seems to be holding for now, but the city was “on the brink of an all-out-war” before the agreement was signed earlier this week, according to the United...

Letter confirms Vatican received McCarrick complaint in 2000

Saturday, 8 September 2018, 09:13 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A 2006 letter from a top Vatican official confirms that the Holy See received information in 2000 about the sexual misconduct of now-resigned U.S. cardinal, lending credibility to bombshell...

Watch: Brazilian candidate in serious condition after stabbing

Friday, 7 September 2018, 13:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Jair Bolsonaro, a leading presidential candidate whose heated rhetoric has electrified some voters and angered others in a deeply polarized Brazil, was stabbed at a campaign event Thursday and...

British Airways travellers' credit card details hacked

Friday, 7 September 2018, 12:49 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Hackers obtained the credit card details of some 380,000 British Airways travelers during a two-week data breach this summer that leaves the customers vulnerable to financial fraud, the airline...

Boris Johnson and wife announce separation, divorce

Friday, 7 September 2018, 11:10 Last update: about 9 years ago

Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his wife have announced that they are divorcing. Johnson and Marina Wheeler said in a joint statement Friday that they separated "several months...

Burt Reynolds, star of film, TV and tabloids, dead at 82

Friday, 7 September 2018, 07:54 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights," commercial hits such as "Smokey and the Bandit" and for an active...

Inquest: Cranberries singer O'Riordan drowned after drinking

Thursday, 6 September 2018, 15:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan accidentally drowned in a bathtub after drinking, a coroner's inquest concluded Thursday. A police officer told the inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court...

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