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Pope Francis promised "solutions" to the issue of priestly celibacy in an interview on Sunday that raised the possibility the Catholic Church could eventually lift a ban on married priests, but was quickly refuted by the Vatican.
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London -
The British government faced growing calls on Sunday for a national inquiry into allegations of child abuse by politicians in the 1970s and 1980s, after it emerged that 114 files relating to the accusations were missing.
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A new report has indicated that it may be possible to 'turn off' withdrawal symptoms deriving from when people refrain from taking illegal substances for a period of time to make it easier for people to stop.
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Sydney -
One of the most senior members of the Catholic Church in Australia has stepped down from his role after being charged with child sex abuse, the Church said on Monday.
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The Vatican's former ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been convicted of sex abuse by a church tribunal and defrocked pending further criminal proceedings in the first case of its kind.
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by Ella Ide (AFP)
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Sydney -
Hundreds of teenage boys suffered brutal physical and sexual abuse at an Australian naval base, a taskforce said Wednesday, as it slammed the Defence Force for failing to protect them.
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by Martin Parry (AFP)
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London -
US Secretary of State John Kerry said it was time to banish sexual violence "to the dark ages" as an international conference on rape as a weapon of war wrapped up in London.
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by Jacques Klopp (AFP)
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Pope Francis on Monday warned there were "no privileges" for bishops when it came to child sex crimes and said he would hold a special mass with victims next week in the Vatican.
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The Vatican on Monday said it was setting up an appeals body for priests under internal investigation by the Catholic Church for alleged child sex crimes.
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Washington -
More than 700 million women worldwide are subject to physical or sexual violence from their husbands or partners, many with little right to protection, the World Bank said Wednesday.
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by AFP
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Geneva -
The UN's anti-torture watchdog grilled the Vatican on Monday over efforts to stamp out child sex abuse by priests, as the Church defended an approach which victims said had "failed terribly".
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by Jonathan Fowler (AFP)
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Sydney -
Allegations that 220 child sailors at an Australian navy training base were raped or brutalised in the 1980s are so serious they will be raised in a paper to parliament, a report said Monday.
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by AFP
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A Vatican panel said Saturday it would develop "best practices" for Catholic parishes to combat child sex abuse by priests as campaigners demanded that the Church discipline "bad bishops" who cover up for their subordinates.
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by Jean-Louis de la Vaissiere (AFP)
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A new Vatican committee aimed at preventing child sex crimes by priests and caring for victims met for the first time on Thursday in Pope Francis's residence.
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The Vatican on Tuesday brushed off accusations that late pope John Paul II was aware of and ignored allegations about sexual abuse carried by the Mexican founder of a powerful Catholic movement.
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Kampala -
Uganda's parliament has opened a probe into the alleged sex abuse of elite female runners from the national team by a top coach, calling the affair a "national shame".
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Adelaide -
A father has been convicted of locking his four-year-old son in his bedroom for 13 days without adequate food or drink supplies.
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Pope Francis on Friday personally asked forgiveness for child sex abuse by priests -- the first time he has made such an apology since being elected last year."I feel compelled...
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Rome -
A leading Italian cleric on Saturday defended the decision to adopt a Vatican-approved policy which exempts bishops from having to report cases of suspected child sex abuse to the police.
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A former victim of sexual abuse by priests will sit on a new commission created to root out paedophilia in the Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday.Pope Francis in a statement revealed the first eight names of officials who will sit on the com...
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The hunt continues for debris and survivors of the Malaysia Airlines aircraft that went missing weeks ago. An investigation uncovered abuse at a Canadian turkey farm. A Q&A with Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. Welcome to this week's TopFinds.
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A huge and damning new report revealed Wednesday "extensive" physical or sexual abuse against women across the EU, with one in three falling victim but few going to the police.Five percent of the 42,000 women interviewed said they have been raped, and ...
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Pope Francis has defended the Catholic Church's record on tackling the sexual abuse of children by priests, saying "no-one else has done more" to root out paedophilia.The comments, in an interview published Wednesday, were the pope's first response to ...
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Vienna -
A huge and damning new report revealed Wednesday "extensive" physical or sexual abuse against women across the EU, with one in three falling victim but far too few going to the police.In addition, five percent of the 42,000 women interviewed said they ...
In the Media
by AFP
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Pope Francis has defended the Catholic Church's record on tackling the sexual abuse of children by priests, saying "no-one else has done more" to root out paedophilia.The comments, in an interview published Wednesday, were the pope's first response to ...
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by AFP
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Vienna -
One in three EU women has suffered a physical and/or sexual assault since the age of 15, a major new study revealing "extensive" and "systematically under-reported" violence showed on Wednesday.
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Rome -
The Legionaries of Christ, a Catholic movement whose founder was a sexual predator, on Tuesday said they had managed to change with Vatican support, but one abuse victim told AFP the group was an "unreformable sect"."The Legionaries have reconciled wit...
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Paris -
Worldwide, one woman in 14 has been sexually assaulted by someone other than a partner, according to the first global estimate of the problem, published on Wednesday.Its authors said that despite important gaps in data, the overall picture was clear: s...
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by Richard Ingham (AFP)
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Worldwide, one woman in 14 has been sexually assaulted by someone other than a partner, according to the first global estimate of the problem, published on Wednesday.Its authors said that despite important gaps in data, the overall picture was clear: s...
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by Richard INGHAM (AFP)
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Film director Woody Allen again denied molesting his daughter and launched a furious attack on his ex-partner Mia Farrow, blaming her for the abuse allegations.
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acreen capture from Animal Aid footage
Emaciated sheep brought into slaughterhouse in wheelbarrow.
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Naiel Thejel Ganeen, a leader of the Sabian Mandaean community, was kidnapped in 2006 and held for nine days of torture, and repeatedly referred to as an infidel. He was released after kidnappers received a $40,000 ransom, but is left with a scarred arm suffered from shrapnel in a mock execution.
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Round table against sexual abuse in the schools on April 23 in Berlin
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Betting Her Life- 48 Hours Special
Jeff and Susan Wright and their two children in happier times.
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Violent political repression against the group of womens Ladies in White who stage street peaceful marches demanding the release of all political prisoners.
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The aptly named Foster, in need of a foster home.
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Graham Creighton Jr. High principle vs student.
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One of the dogs seized from Bud Wheatley in 2009.
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The aptly named Foster, in need of a foster home.
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Associated Humane Societies/Popcorn Park Zoo
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Victor Vizcaino photos
Security forces in Cuba drag a member of the Ladies in White, a peaceful group made up of family members of imprisoned dissidents.
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Round table against sexual abuse in the schools on April 23 in Berlin
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Valet service takes revenge on car for bad tip.
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Hot Docs
A scene from 'No Lullaby'
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The laminitic chestnut mare found on Ryder Large's property.
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A mistreated elephant.
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She had it coming!
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