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NCR Today: Pope Francis says Mass ad orientem -- shock horror! Catholic sex abuse case before MN Supreme Court; Dominican Republic wants to extradite Polish priest.
by Dan Morris-Young
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Update: Confusion and consternation are running strong for parishioners at a Bend, Ore., church whose pastor was removed Oct. 1, and the parishioners want answers.
by Joshua J. McElwee
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The U.S. bishops' conference will follow a "usual process" in soliciting comments from lay Catholics on next year's Vatican synod on the family, a spokeswoman said late Thursday.
Simone Orendain
Catholic News Service
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In the Philippines, the Day of the Dead usually is celebrated Nov. 1, All Saints' Day, with food, flowers and candles at cemeteries.
Catholic News Service
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Moving four candidates closer to beatification, Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of a bishop in communist-controlled Romania and the heroic virtues of three religious women.
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Young Voices: My second-grade teacher picked me to play Zaccheus. It was the first time I distinctly remember participating in Mass.
by Joshua J. McElwee
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Pope Francis will name new cardinals in February, the Vatican press office confirmed Thursday, giving him a chance to begin influencing who will be selected as his successor one day.
by Catholic News Service
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An Ohio priest was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing from the coffers of his parish and from an 89-year-old parishioner who entrusted him to oversee her finances.
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NCR Today: Syria meets milestone; parallels between Pope Francis and China Prez Xi Jinping; plus, news from Africa and Australia.
Sarah Mac Donald
Catholic News Service
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A new review of the work of the group that investigated clerical sexual abuse in the archdiocese of Dublin charges that priests did not get even-handed treatment.
